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Tex. Prop. Code § 24.00506

RULES OF COURT

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 5, eff

(a) A court may adopt local rules, forms, or standing orders for eviction suits in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) A court may not adopt local rules, forms, or standing orders for eviction suits that:

(1) require content in or with the petition other than the content required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;

(2) require any mediation, pretrial conference, or other proceeding before trial; or

(3) authorize the dismissal of an eviction suit on the basis that the petition is improper if the petition:

(A) meets the requirements of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; or

(B) can be amended to meet the requirements of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

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