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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 9.011

SIGNING OF PLEADINGS

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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 9.011, SIGNING OF PLEADINGS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/631981
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The signing of a pleading as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure constitutes a certificate by the signatory that to the signatory's best knowledge, information, and belief, formed after reasonable inquiry, the pleading is not: (1) groundless and brought in bad faith; (2) groundless and brought for the purpose of harassment; or (3) groundless and interposed for any improper purpose, such as to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation.