{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-36.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.103","heading":"ANSWER BY DEFENDANT.","body":"A defendant is not required to file in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure an answer to a petition filed under this subchapter until the petition is unsealed and served on the defendant.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 4.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 806 (S.B. 563), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 36. HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FRAUD PREVENTION","SUBCHAPTER C. ACTION BY PRIVATE PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.36.htm#36.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"f15cc7668a06e960d8c1fe5ecb261524bd89c64393e0bf2601e13c82c7dbda6d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-36.1021","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-36.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}