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TEXAS RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE / RULE 121

TRCP 121: Answer is appearance

How an answer constitutes an appearance and dispenses with issuance or service of citation.

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An answer shall constitute an appearance of the defendant so as to dispense with the necessity for the issuance or service of citation upon him.