Tex. R. Civ. P. 83

TEXAS RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (March 1, 2026) Rule 83 — ANSWER; ORIGINAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL; INDORSEMENT PART II - RULES OF PRACTICE IN DISTRICT AND COUNTY COURTS Rule 83: ANSWER; ORIGINAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL; INDORSEMENT The answer of defendant shall consist of an original answer, and such supplemental answers as may be necessary, in the course of pleading by the parties to the suit. The original answer and the Page 46 supplemental answers shall be indorsed, so as to show their respective positions in the process of pleading, as "original answer," "defendant's first supplemental answer," "defendant's second supplemental answer," and so on, to be successively numbered, named and indorsed. Source: Texas Supreme Court — txcourts.gov | Current through March 1, 2026 Page 1