Sec. 17.032. CITATION BY PUBLICATION. (a) Notwithstanding any statute or rule requiring a person to publish citation or notice on the public information Internet website maintained as required by Section 72.034, Government Code, and in a newspaper of general circulation, the person may publish the citation or notice only on the public information Internet website if:
(1) the person files a statement of inability to afford payment of court costs under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;
(2) the total cost of the required publication exceeds the greater of $200 each week or the amount set by the supreme court under Subsection (b); or
(3) the county in which the publication of the citation or notice is required does not have any newspaper published, printed, or generally circulated in the county.
(b) The supreme court shall adjust for inflation the maximum amount of publication costs established in Subsection (a)(2).
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 10.03, eff. June 1, 2020.
Structure Texas Statutes
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal
Chapter 17 - Parties; Citation; Long-Arm Jurisdiction
Subchapter B. Citation Generally
Section 17.021. Service on Certain Noncorporate Business Agents
Section 17.022. Service on Partnership
Section 17.023. Service on Joint-Stock Association
Section 17.024. Service on Political Subdivision
Section 17.025. Assessment of Postage Cost for Mail Service
Section 17.026. Service on Secretary of State
Section 17.027. Preparation and Service
Section 17.028. Service on Financial Institutions
Section 17.029. Service on Inmate of Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Section 17.030. Return of Service
Section 17.031. Expedited Foreclosure Proceedings
Section 17.032. Citation by Publication
Section 17.033. Substituted Service Through Social Media Presence