Tex. R. Civ. P. 784 · 8. Trespass to Try Title
THE POSSESSOR SHALL BE DEFENDANT
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
The defendant in the action shall be the person in possession if the premises are occupied, or some person claiming title thereto in case they are unoccupied.
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 362)
- Text hash
- sha256 6f193e1246b3ed619a739c2ca8c8d75d6672bd74e01aa8eac400eae0231afad3
- 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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