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2025 Texas Statutes
Property Code
Title 4 - Actions and Remedies
Chapter 24 - Forcible Entry and Detainer
Section 24.00506. Rules of Court

Universal Citation:
TX Prop § 24.00506 (2025)
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Sec. 24.00506. RULES OF COURT. (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.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2026.

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