Tex. R. Civ. P. 120 · 5. Citation
ENTERING APPEARANCE
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
The defendant may, in person, or by attorney, or by his duly authorized agent, enter an appearance in open court. Such appearance shall be noted by the judge upon his docket and entered in the minutes, and shall have the same force and effect as if the citation had been duly issued and served as provided by law.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
- Official file
- https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1463426/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf (PDF pages 92)
- Text hash
- sha256 b3d223b6c5010aed316948b2a92362a21fa0b407222acf305bfe4b58cfbd864b
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- compose_tx_rules.py 2026-10-05: two PDF extractors agree character for character after the same chrome removal
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