Tex. R. Civ. P. 796 · 8. Trespass to Try Title
SURVEYOR APPOINTED, ETC.
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Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
The judge of the court may, either in term time or in vacation, at his own discretion, or on motion of either party to the action appoint a surveyor, who shall survey the premises in controversy pursuant to the order of the court, and report his action under oath to such court. If said report be not rejected for good cause shown, the same shall be admitted as evidence on the trial.
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 364)
- Text hash
- sha256 43d4395321ac82a28cbd6085b4bd82b5a8f48e4efb1ffa65f963a8ed8fba2774
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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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