# Joint and several liability rule · Texas — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Joint and several liability rule · Texas, state is Texas; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Named defendants are held responsible only for the portion of fault attributable to them, unless a defendant is more than 51% at fault; joint liability fault threshold is more than 51%; statutory citation is Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 33.013(a), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Texas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** Named defendants are held responsible only for the portion of fault attributable to them, unless a defendant is more than 51% at fault. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Joint liability fault threshold:** more than 51% _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 33.013(a). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Yes. Named defendants are held responsible only for the portion of fault attributable to them, unless a defendant is more than 51% at fault. Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 33.013(a).

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state](https://referencesource.org/state-comparative-fault-joint-liability-rules/).