Responsive Pleadings: Third-Party Practice (TX) | Practical Law
https://content.next.westlaw.com/practical-law/document/I539ed958957811e38578f7ccc38dcbee/Responsive-Pleadings-Third-Party-Practice-TX?viewType=FullText&transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)A Practice Note explaining how a defendant in a Texas district or county court civil action may assert a claim against a nonparty that is or may be liable to the defendant or the plaintiff for the plaintiff's claim. This Practice Note explains the nature of these third-party claims (also known as impleader) under Texas law and how to draft, file, and serve third-party petitions. This Note also addresses how to answer or otherwise respond to third-party claims, how to reply to third-party answers, and how to plead additional claims that may arise between the original plaintiff and the third-party defendant.
A Practice Note explaining how a defendant in a Texas district or county court civil action may assert a claim against a nonparty that is or may be liable to the defendant or the plaintiff for the plaintiff's claim. This Practice Note explains the nature of these third-party claims (also known as impleader) under Texas law and how to draft, file, and serve third-party petitions. This Note also addresses how to answer or otherwise respond to third-party claims, how to reply to third-party answers, and how to plead additional claims that may arise between the original plaintiff and the third-party defendant.