Tex. R. Civ. P. 46 · A. General
PETITION AND ANSWER; EACH ONE INSTRUMENT OF WRITING
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
The original petition, first supplemental petition, second supplemental petition, and every other, shall each be contained in one instrument of writing, and so with the original answer and each of the supplemental answers.
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 53)
- Text hash
- sha256 a4d70563e7880577ffb650ebdf839bc18cfabe0830fb4f573e8fb451fd2ffe51
- Composed by
- compose_tx_rules.py 2026-10-05: two PDF extractors agree character for character after the same chrome removal
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