Tex. R. Civ. P. 82 · B. Pleadings of Plaintiff
SPECIAL DEFENSES
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
The plaintiff need not deny any special matter of defense pleaded by the defendant, but the same shall be regarded as denied unless expressly admitted.
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 64)
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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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