Tex. R. Civ. P. 725 · 9. TRIAL OF RIGHT OF PROPERTY
JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
If the plaintiff appears and the claimant fails to appear or neglects or refuses to join issue under the direction of the court or justice within the time prescribed for pleading, the plaintiff shall have judgment by default.
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 347)
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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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