Section 8: Trespass to Try Title
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure – 2026
Rule 783
Requisites of Petition
Rule 784
The Possessor Shall Be Defendant
Rule 785
May Join as Defendants, When
Rule 786
Warrantor, Etc., May Be Made a Party
Rule 787
Landlord May Become Defendant
Rule 788
May File Plea of "Not Guilty" Only
Rule 789
Proof Under Such Plea
Rule 790
Answer Taken as Admitting Possession
Rule 791
May Demand Abstract of Title
Rule 792
Time to File Abstract
Rule 793
Abstract Shall State, What
Rule 794
Amended Abstract
Rule 795
Rules in Other Cases Observed
Rule 796
Surveyor Appointed, Etc
Rule 797
Survey Unnecessary, When
Rule 798
Common Source of Title
Rule 799
Judgment by Default
Rule 800
Proof Ex Parte
Rule 801
When Defendant Claims Part Only
Rule 802
When Plaintiff Proves Part
Rule 803
May Recover a Part
Rule 804
The Judgment
Rule 805
Damages
Rule 806
Claim for Improvements
Rule 807
Judgment When Claim for Improvements Is Made
Rule 808
These Rules Shall Not Govern, When
Rule 809
These Rules Shall Not Govern, When