Tex. R. Civ. P. 303 · H. Judgments
ON COUNTERCLAIM FOR COSTS
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
When a counterclaim is pleaded, the party in whose favor final judgment is rendered shall also recover the costs, unless it be made to appear on the trial that the counterclaim of the defendant was acquired after the commencement of the suit, in which case, if the plaintiff establishes a claim existing at the commencement of the suit, he shall recover his costs.
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 220)
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- sha256 a81ba401858642538eba1fac8551b9175c2280f1580836c6f7cc24fe2f88e6e3
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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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