Tex. R. Civ. P. 96 · C. Pleadings of Defendant
NO DISCONTINUANCE
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
Where the defendant has filed a counterclaim seeking affirmative relief, the plaintiff shall not be permitted by a discontinuance of his suit, to prejudice the right of the defendant to be heard on such counterclaim.
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 74)
- Text hash
- sha256 d405b3ecc6fe870722343288f2d9818c6670cbb6eadd695038516b2285fe613d
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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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