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TEXAS RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE / RULE 118

TRCP 118: Amendment

Court discretion to amend process or proof of service, with protection against material prejudice.

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Texas Rule 118: Amendment. Poster 1 of 1.
Rule 118 — poster 1 of 1Complete rule: discretion to amend process or proof of service, subject to the material-prejudice exception.Open illustrated reader →
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At any time in its discretion and upon such notice and on such terms as it deems just, the court may allow any process or proof of service thereof to be amended, unless it clearly appears that material prejudice would result to the substantial rights of the party against whom the process issued.