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Rule 502.7 - Amending and Clarifying Pleadings (a)Amending Pleadings. A party may withdraw something from or add something to a pleading, as long as the amended pleading is filed and served as provided by Rule 501.4 not less than 7 days before trial.

Rule 502.5 - Answer (a)Requirements. A defendant must file with the court a written answer to a lawsuit as directed by the citation and must also serve a copy of the answer on the plaintiff.

If a law requiring a return or report to be made so provides: (1) a person, corporation, association, or other organization or entity-whether public or private-that makes the required return or report has a privilege to refuse to disclose it and to prevent any other person from disclosing it; and (2) a public officer ...

Rule 92. General Denial (1941) A general denial of matters pleaded by the adverse party which are not required to be denied under oath, shall be sufficient to put the same in issue.

48. A party may set forth two or more statements of a claim or defense alternatively or hypothetically, either in one count or defense or in separate counts or defenses.

A claim for relief is a particular set of facts that one party puts forth in a pleading in court to establish that they have a right to recover against a defendant. Stating a claim for relief is a synonym for stating a cause of action.

(1) The expedited actions process in this rule applies to a suit in which all claimants, other than counter-claimants, affirmatively plead that they seek only monetary relief aggregating $100,000 or less, including damages of any kind, penalties, costs, expenses, pre-judgment interest, and attorney fees.

When a party asserts a privilege in response to a discovery request, TRCP 193.3 controls the discovery process. In many instances, TRCP 193.3 allows the asserting party to withhold the privileged material, but TRCP 193.3 requires the withholding party to notify the opposing party of the privilege assertion.

Texas Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 190 identifies the three levels of discovery. In most cases, discovery level 2 (Rule 190.3) governs the timing of discovery. After initial disclosures, you can serve requests for discovery until 30 days before the date set for trial, or the date set by the court.