Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.094
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.094, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 171.094. SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR INITIAL APPLICATION.
Official statutory text
(a) On the filing of an initial application under this subchapter, the clerk of the court shall:
(1) issue process for service on each adverse party named in the application; and
(2) attach a copy of the application to the process.
(b) To the extent applicable, the process and service and the return of service must be in the form and include the substance required for process and service on a defendant in a civil action in a district court or the business court, as applicable.
(c) An authorized official may effect the service of process.
(1) issue process for service on each adverse party named in the application; and
(2) attach a copy of the application to the process.
(b) To the extent applicable, the process and service and the return of service must be in the form and include the substance required for process and service on a defendant in a civil action in a district court or the business court, as applicable.
(c) An authorized official may effect the service of process.
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