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The Texas Litigation Deadline Cheat Sheet
9 deadlines that decide Texas cases: the rule, the clock, and what happens if you miss it.
- ✓All 9 deadlines on one page, grouped by stage of the case
- ✓The exact rule citation for each
- ✓What happens if you miss it, in plain English
- ✓The mail-service +3-day trap flagged where it applies (Tex. R. Civ. P. 21a(c))
Periods and citations checked against the rule cited on each line. Not yet independently attorney-reviewed; confirm against the rule before relying on a date.
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What’s inside
9 deadlines, across 5 stages of a Texas case
Pleadings2 deadlines
Answer · first Monday after 20 daysJury demand and jury fee · 30 days before
Discovery3 deadlines
Response to requests for admission · 30 daysAnswers and objections to interrogatories · 30 daysResponse to the request for production · 30 days
Dispositive motions1 deadline
Summary-judgment response · 21 days
Post-judgment & appeal2 deadlines
Notice of appeal · 30 daysMotion for new trial or to modify the judgment · 30 days
Settlement & costs1 deadline
Acceptance of the settlement offer · 14 days
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- No. It is for use by licensed attorneys only and does not create an attorney-client relationship. It is a reference built from the Texas rules of procedure, with every period tied to the rule it comes from. Always confirm against your specific case and the current rules. Local administrative orders and rule amendments can change the timing.
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