Tex. Property Code § 24.00506
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 24.00506, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 24.00506. RULES OF COURT.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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