Tex. Est. Code Section 51.002
Direction of Writ or Other Process

(a)

A writ or other process other than a citation or notice must be directed “To any sheriff or constable within the State of Texas.”

(b)

Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a writ or other process other than a citation or notice may not be held defective because the process is directed to the sheriff or a constable of a named county if the process is properly served within that county by the sheriff or constable.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 51.002 — Direction of Writ or Other Process, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­51.­htm#51.­002 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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