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TEXAS RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE / RULE 136

TRCP 136: Demand reduced by payments

Recovery of the defendant’s costs when payment reduces the plaintiff’s demand outside the court’s jurisdiction.

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Where the plaintiff's demand is reduced by payment to an amount which would not have been within the jurisdiction of the court, the defendant shall recover his costs.