Rule 6.Suits Commenced on Sunday
Last verified June 28, 2026
In one sentenceRule 6 bars starting a civil suit or issuing or serving process on Sunday, with narrow exceptions for injunction, attachment, garnishment, sequestration, and distress proceedings — and it makes citation by publication published on a Sunday valid.
Full Text of Rule 6
No civil suit shall be commenced nor process issued or served on Sunday, except in cases of injunction, attachment, garnishment, sequestration, or distress proceedings; provided that citation by publication published on Sunday shall be valid.
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Plain-English Summary
Rule 6 keeps Sunday largely off-limits for civil process. As a rule, no civil suit may be commenced and no process may be issued or served that day.
There are narrow exceptions for urgent or ancillary remedies — injunction, attachment, garnishment, sequestration, and distress proceedings — where the ordinary Sunday bar does not apply. The rule also makes clear that citation by publication is valid even when the issue in which it runs is published on a Sunday.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you serve process on a Sunday in Texas?
Generally no. Rule 6 bars issuing or serving civil process on Sunday, except in injunction, attachment, garnishment, sequestration, or distress proceedings.
Is Sunday citation by publication valid?
Yes. Rule 6 expressly provides that citation by publication published on Sunday is valid.
Source & verification. Rule text and the official Notes and Comments are reproduced verbatim from the
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Tex. R. Civ. P. 6), published by the Texas Judicial Branch (txcourts.gov).
Promulgated by the Supreme Court of Texas. The plain-English summary is original and draws on official sources. Last verified June 28, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: suits commenced on Sundayservice on SundaySunday processcitation by publication on SundayTRCP 6