Tex. R. Civ. P. 237 · A. Appearance and Procedure
APPEARANCE DAY
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
If a defendant, who has been duly cited, is by the citation required to answer on a day which is in term time, such day is appearance day as to him. If he is so required to answer on a day in vacation, he shall plead or answer accordingly, and the first day of the next term is appearance day as to 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 201)
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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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