{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-24.00506","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 24.00506","heading":"RULES OF COURT.","body":"(a) A court may adopt local rules, forms, or standing orders for eviction suits in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.\n(b) A court may not adopt local rules, forms, or standing orders for eviction suits that:\n(1) require content in or with the petition other than the content required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;\n(2) require any mediation, pretrial conference, or other proceeding before trial; or\n(3) authorize the dismissal of an eviction suit on the basis that the petition is improper if the petition:\n(A) meets the requirements of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; or\n(B) can be amended to meet the requirements of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2026.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES","CHAPTER 24. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.24.htm#24.00506","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"ae55e5a153b8a2b0349f5abd4dff8eefa9d0efaa92c6ce0ab9b74e596da7e559","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-24.00505","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-24.0051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}