Rule 61.Trial: Intervenors: Rules Apply to All Parties
Last verified June 28, 2026
In one sentenceRule 61 applies the pleading rules equally, so far as practicable, to intervenors and to multiple parties who plead separately.
Full Text of Rule 61
These rules of pleading shall apply equally, so far as it may be practicable to intervenors and to parties, when more than one, who may plead separately.
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Plain-English Summary
Rule 61 extends the pleading rules across everyone in a case. So far as practicable, the same rules apply to intervenors and to parties who, when there is more than one, plead separately. No party gets a different pleading standard because of how it entered the suit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the pleading rules apply to intervenors in Texas?
Yes. Rule 61 applies the pleading rules equally, so far as practicable, to intervenors and to multiple parties pleading separately.
Does an intervenor get different pleading standards than the original parties?
No. Rule 61 applies the same pleading rules to intervenors as to any other party, so far as practicable.
What does Rule 61 say about parties who plead separately?
It holds them to the same pleading rules as everyone else. When more than one party is in the case and each pleads separately, every one of those pleadings follows the same rules, so far as practicable.
Source & verification. Rule text and the official Notes and Comments are reproduced verbatim from the
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Tex. R. Civ. P. 61), 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: rules apply to all partiesintervenorsmultiple partiesTRCP 61