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Tex. Est. Code § 51.002

DIRECTION OF WRIT OR OTHER PROCESS

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A writ or other process other than a citation or notice must be directed "To any sheriff or constable within the State of Texas."

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a writ or other process other than a citation or notice may not be held defective because the process is directed to the sheriff or a constable of a named county if the process is properly served within that county by the sheriff or constable.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.