*171 OPINION
Opinion by
This аppeal arises from the trial court’s order striking appellant’s plea in intervention. In an opinion and judgment dated December 17, 2008, wе concluded that because appellant was denied notice of the motion to strike and an opportunity to be heard on the motion to strike, we must reverse and remand for further proceedings. The appellant and appellees all filed motions for rehearing, which we deny. However, to address an argument raised by appellees on rehearing, we vacate our earlier judgmеnt, withdraw our earlier opinion, and issue this opinion and judgment in their place.
BACKGROUND
Appellee, Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District (“the Distriсt”), regulates groundwater withdrawals in Kinney County, and issues permits to authorize the continuation of “historic” and “existing” beneficial, non-wasteful uses оf groundwater from the Edwards-Trinity aquifer. Appellant, Prototype Machine Company (“Prototype”), is a landowner in Kinney County, Texas and holds а permit to withdraw groundwater. Appellees, Toledo P. Boulware, Individually and as Trustee; Zach and Kayla Davis; DMC Partners, Ltd.; Willie Jo Dooley, L.P.; Hаyden G. Haby and Doris Y. Haby; Hayden G. Haby, Jr. and Dennette Haby Coates; Melanie and John Jones in Their Capacity as Joint Representatives оf The Ben Jones Jr. Estate and Ben Jones Sr. Estate; McDaniel Farms, Inc.; Jewel F. Robinson and 4-S Ranch (collectively, “Applicants”) are also Kinney County landowners and applicants for existing and historic use permits.
In July 2005, the Applicants sued the District and the District’s former General Manаger, Darlene Shahan, on various causes of action arising out of the District’s administrative permitting decisions relating to the Applicаnts’ permit applications. 1 After protracted litigation in both state and federal courts, the District and the Applicants agreed to mediation, which commenced on July 17, 2007. By August 13, 2007, the parties had reached a settlement agreement on all issues and prepared аn Agreed Final Judgment and Mutual Release of Claims. The District posted notice of a board meeting to be held on August 16, 2007 at 5:00 p.m., at which time the District’s board of directors would formally consider approval of the settlement documents. The District’s notice also stated that the triаl court would conduct a hearing at noon on August 17, 2007 to consider the settlement.
At approximately 4:30 p.m. on August 16, Prototype filed a plеa in intervention, plea to the jurisdiction, and requests for declaratory relief. At approximately 5:00 p.m. that same day, the District boаrd meeting commenced. Prototype attended the board meeting and criticized the settlement. Following public comment, the District’s bоard approved the settlement.
On August 17, the District and the Applicants jointly moved to strike Prototype’s plea in intervention. Prototype did not attend the August 17 hearing, during *172 which the trial court considered and then granted the motion to strike. At this same hearing, the court also considerеd the settlement agreement proposed by the parties, and on September 6, 2007, the court signed the Agreed Final Judgment. On September 13, 2007, Prоtotype filed a motion for new trial raising the issue of lack of notice of the motion to strike. The motion for new trial was overruled by operation of law, and this appeal ensued. On appeal, Prototype raises a number of complaints, including that the trial сourt erred by striking its intervention.
DISCUSSION
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 60 provides that “[a]ny party may intervene by filing a pleading, subject to being-stricken out by the court for sufficient cause on the motion of any party.” Tex.R. Civ. P. 60. A person has the right to intervene if the intervenor could have brought the sаme action, or any part thereof, in his own name, or, if the action had been brought against him, he would be able to defeat recоvery, at least in part.
Guaranty Fed. Sav. Bank v. Horseshoe Op. Co.,
Prototype asserts the trial court abused its discretion by granting the motion to strike when Prototype had no notice of the hearing on the District’s and Applicants’ motion to strike and no opportunity to respond to the allegations raised in motion to strike. We agree. The Rules of Civil Procedure require that “[e]very ... motion ... to the court for an order, whether in the form of a motion, plea or other form of request, unless presented during a hearing or trial, shall be filed with the clerk of the court in writing, shall state thе grounds therefor e, shall set forth the relief or order sought, and at the same time a true copy shall be served on all other partiеs, and shall be noted on the docket.” See Tex.R. Civ. P. 21. Rule 21 also requires that “[a]n application to the court for an order and notice of any hearing thereon, not presented during a hearing or trial, shall be seived upon all other parties not less than three days before the time specified for the hearing unless otherwise provided by these rules or shortened by the court.” Id. Because Prototype did not rеceive any notice of the hearing on the motion to strike, Prototype was denied the opportunity to explain, and show proof of, its interest, if any, in the lawsuit. 2 Therefore, we must reverse the trial court’s order and remand this cause for further proceedings.
Notes
. The full prоcedural background of the underlying dispute between the District and the Applicants is set forth in this court's opinion in
Kinney County Groundwater Conservation Dist. v. Boulware,
. On rehearing, appellees argue an interve-nor, such as Prоtotype, takes a suit as it finds it; therefore, when Prototype filed its intervention on the eve of the August 17 hearing, it did so subject to the existing court сalendar. The appellees conclude that Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21 therefore allowed them to move to strike the intervention during the August 17 hearing without prior notice to Prototype. On this record, we cannot agree with appellees. The clerk's record on appeal does not contain any scheduling order or other notice from the trial court that a hearing was set for August 17, 2007. Nor does the trial court's docket contain any indication that such a hearing would be held.