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Rule 194.5. No Objection or Assertion of Work Product (2021)

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No objection or assertion of work product is permitted to a disclosure under this rule.

Amended by order of Dec. 23, 2020, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.

Prior Amendments Future Amendments
Aug. 4, 1998, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.  
Nov. 9, 1998, eff. Jan. 1, 1999  

Notes and Comments

Comments to 2021 change:

Rule 194 is amended to implement section 22.004(h-1) of the Texas Government Code. Rule 194 is amended based on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a) to require disclosure of basic discovery automatically, without awaiting a discovery request. A party is not excused from making its disclosures because it has not fully investigated the case or because it challenges the sufficiency of another party's disclosures or because another party has not made its disclosures. As with other written discovery responses, required disclosures must be signed under Rule 191.3, complete under Rule 193.1, served under Rule 191.5, and timely amended or supplemented under Rule 193.5.