Tex. R. Civ. P. 198

REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS

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RULE 198. REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS
198.1 Request for Admissions.
A party may serve on another party - no later than 30 days before the end of the discovery period
-written requests that the other party admit the truth of any matter within the scope of discovery,
including statements of opinion or of fact or of the application of law to fact, or the genuineness
of any documents served with the request or otherwise made available for inspection and copying.
Each matter for which an admission is requested must be stated separately.
198.2 Response to Requests for Admissions.
(a) Time for response. The responding party must serve a written response on the requesting
party within 30 days after service of the request, except that a defendant in a suit governed
by the Family Code served with a request before the defendant’s answer is due need not
respond until 50 days after service of the request.
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(b) Content of response. Unless the responding party states an objection or asserts a
privilege, the responding party must specifically admit or deny the request or explain in
detail the reasons that the responding party cannot admit or deny the request. A response
must fairly meet the substance of the request. The responding party may qualify an answer,
or deny a request in part, only when good faith requires. Lack of information or knowledge
is not a proper response unless the responding party states that a reasonable inquiry was
made but that the information known or easily obtainable is insufficient to enable the
responding party to admit or deny. An assertion that the request presents an issue for trial
is not a proper response.
(c) Effect of failure to respond. If a response is not timely served, the request is considered
admitted without the necessity of a court order.
198.3 Effect of Admissions; Withdrawal or Amendment.
Any admission made by a party under this rule may be used solely in the pending action and not
in any other proceeding. A matter admitted under this rule is conclusively established as to the
party making the admission unless the court permits the party to withdraw or amend the admission.
The court may permit the party to withdraw or amend the admission if:
(a) the party shows good cause for the withdrawal or amendment; and
(b) the court finds that the parties relying upon the responses and deemed admissions
will not be unduly prejudiced and that the presentation of the merits of the action
will be subserved by permitting the party to amend or withdraw the admission.

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