Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005105
FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL MAY RESULT IN A DEFAULT JUDGMENT BEING ENTERED AGAINST YOU.
SUIT TO EVICT
If the parties agree, a justice court may allow the parties in an eviction suit to appear at a court proceeding in the suit by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2026.