1. Begin by downloading or obtaining a copy of the Texas Defendants Original Answer form.

2. Fill in the name of the court where the case is being heard, along with the case number and parties involved.

3. Include your name as the defendant, along with any co-defendants if applicable.

4. Provide a response to each allegation made in the plaintiff's complaint. This may include admitting, denying, or stating that you do not have enough information to admit or deny the allegation.

5. Affirmative defenses can also be included in your answer. These are reasons why the plaintiff's claims should be dismissed.

6. Sign and date the form to certify that the information provided is true to the best of your knowledge.

7. It is not possible to fill out the Texas Defendants Original Answer form online, as it must be filed with the court as a physical document.

8. However, users can find up-to-date lawyer-approved, state-specific form templates on US Legal Forms website, which can be completed or downloaded in Word, PDF, and RTF formats.

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An Answer is sometimes called an Original Answer or a General Denial. There is no fee to file an Answer.After you file the Answer, the Petitioner must send you written notice of the date and time of any court hearings and give you a copy of any papers he or she filed in the case.

Read the summons and make sure you know the date you must answer by. Read the complaint carefully. Write your answer. Sign and date the answer. Make copies for the plaintiff and yourself. Mail a copy to the plaintiff. File your answer with the court by the date on the summons.

All you have to do to write a general denial is fill out the rest of the form. That includes copying the caption from the complaint. The caption is the section at the top that contains the plaintiff's name, your name, the name of the court and the case number.

Failure to Respond: If a defendant fails to answer the complaint or file a motion to dismiss within the time limit set forth in the summons, the defendant is in default. The plaintiff can ask the court clerk to make a note of that fact in the file, a procedure called entry of default.

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