{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-42.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 42.003","heading":"MAKING SETTLEMENT OFFER.","body":"(a) A settlement offer must:\n(1) be in writing;\n(2) state that it is made under this chapter;\n(3) state the terms by which the claims may be settled;\n(4) state a deadline by which the settlement offer must be accepted; and\n(5) be served on all parties to whom the settlement offer is made.\n(b) The parties are not required to file a settlement offer with the court.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (H.B. 274), Sec. 4.03, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE C. JUDGMENTS","CHAPTER 42. SETTLEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.42.htm#42.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"34c94c3a92ffc022c28da1350c6f9603f2c1cd9540d3bd3c999b87e3a2e7c89d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-42.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-42.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}