Tex. R. Civ. P. 121 · 5. Citation
ANSWER IS APPEARANCE
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
An answer shall constitute an appearance of the defendant so as to dispense with the necessity for the issuance or service of citation upon him.
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 93)
- Text hash
- sha256 2874dc57dae293ec32d9b4178e3d138fe6f5c6f92670cf52a56e78496fbb4112
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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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