Texas

For Texas, when regulation applies is Process including citation and other notices, writs, orders, and other papers issued by the court may be served anywhere by (1) any sheriff or constable or other person authorized by law, (2) any person authorized by law or by written order of the court who is not less than eighteen years of age, or (3) any person certified by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission; statute is Tex. R. Civ. P. 103, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

Process including citation and other notices, writs, orders, and other papers issued by the court may be served anywhere by (1) any sheriff or constable or other person authorized by law, (2) any person authorized by law or by written order of the court who is not less than eighteen years of age, or (3) any person certified by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission.

— txcourts.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

— all from txcourts.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Source

• txcourts.govhttps://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462349/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf

Last verified against source: 2026-09-02. Due for re-check by 2028-09-01. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.