Texas § 63.001 GROUNDS.

Texas Statutes

§ 63.001 — GROUNDS.

Texas § 63.001

Code CPCivil Practice and Remedies Code

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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code Code Ann. § 63.001 (2026).

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Sec. 63.001. GROUNDS. A writ of garnishment is available if:

(1)an original attachment has been issued;

(2)a plaintiff sues for a debt and makes an affidavit stating that:

(A)the debt is just, due, and unpaid;

(B)within the plaintiff's knowledge, the defendant does not possess property in Texas subject to execution sufficient to satisfy the debt; and

(C)the garnishment is not sought to injure the defendant or the garnishee; or

(3)a plaintiff has a valid, subsisting judgment and makes an affidavit stating that, within the plaintiff's knowledge, the defendant does not possess property in Texas subject to execution sufficient to satisfy the judgment.

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Sec. 63.001. GROUNDS. A writ of garnishment is available if:
(1) an original attachment has been issued;
(2) a plaintiff sues for a debt and makes an affidavit stating that:
(A) the debt is just, due, and unpaid;
(B) within the plaintiff's knowledge, the defendant does not possess property in Texas subject to execution sufficient to satisfy the debt; and
(C) the garnishment is not sought to injure the defendant or the garnishee; or
(3) a plaintiff has a valid, subsisting judgment and makes an affidavit stating that, within the plaintiff's knowledge, the defendant does not possess property in Texas subject to execution sufficient to satisfy the judgment.