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2026To be sufficient, a petition must “give[] fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982).

2025We apply the Texas fair-notice pleading standard, under which a pleading is sufficient “if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982); Aguilar, 545 S.W.3d at 677 .

2023“A petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” Horizon, 34 S.W.3d at 897 .

2022John Missionary Baptist Church, 595 S.W.3d at 214; Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corp. v. Auld, 34 S.W.3d 887, 896 (Tex. 2000) (recognizing that Texas employs a “fair notice” standard for pleading and that under this standard a pleading “is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim” (quoting Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982))). 16 Having determined that Rasco has sufficiently explained her failure to appear at the dismissal hearing and that neither Rule 165a(2) nor the trial court’s inherent authority provided a valid basis for t

2023Under this “relatively liberal” standard, “a petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” In re Odebrecht Constr., Inc., 548 S.W.3d 739, 746 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2018, orig. proceeding) (first citing Kopplow Dev., Inc. v. City of San Antonio, 399 S.W.3d 532, 536 (Tex. 2013); and then citing Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982)).

2020Under our “relatively liberal” fair notice standard, “a petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” Kopplow Dev., Inc. v. City of San Antonio, 399 S.W.3d 532, 536 (Tex. 2013); see also TEX.

2009Low v. Henry, 221 S.W.3d 609, 612 (Tex.2007); Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corp. of Am. v. Auld, 34 S.W.3d 887, 896 (Tex.2000). “ ‘A petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.

2009Low v. Henry, 221 S.W.3d 609, 612 (Tex.2007); Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corp. of Am. v. Auld, 34 S.W.3d 887, 896 (Tex.2000). "`A petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.

2015The purpose of this rule is to give the opposi rty information sufficient to enable him to prepare a defense." Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W~2 , 810 (Tex.1982).')."); HorizonjCMS Healthcare Corp. v. Auld, 34 S.W.3d 887, 897 (Tex. 2 ("Horizon's intent to invoke the punitive-damages cap found in the Texas Civil Practice emedies Code, even though the pleading referred to an incorrect version of the statute. oS~ e.g., CKB & Assocs., Inc. v. Moore McCormack Petroleum, Inc., 809 S.W.2d 577, 586 (Te'ieipp.- Dallas 1991, writ denied)('A pleading that gives adequate notice will not fail merely because the dr

2011“A pleading that gives adequate notice will not fail merely because the draftsman named it improperly.” CKB & Assocs., Inc. v. Moore McCormack Petroleum, Inc., 809 S.W.2d 577, 586 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1991, writ denied) (citing Tex.R.

1999Dickson, 944 S.W.2d at 667 (citing SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Doe , 903 S.W.2d 347, 354 (Tex. 1995)).

1998“A petition must give ‘fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.’ ” SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Doe, 903 S.W.2d 347, 354-55 (Tex.1995) (citing Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex.1982)).

2025We apply the Texas fair-notice pleading standard, under which a pleading is sufficient “if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982); Aguilar, 545 S.W.3d at 677 .

2023In conducting this review, we apply the Texas fair-notice pleading standard, under which a pleading is sufficient “if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982); Aguilar, 545 S.W.3d at 677 .

2019A petition is sufficient as long as it gives “fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” Id.; see Reaves v. City of Corpus Christi, 518 S.W.3d 594, 602 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi– Edinburg 2017, no pet.).

2019A petition is sufficient as long as it gives “fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” In re Butt, 495 S.W.3d at 461 ; see Reaves v. City of Corpus Christi, 518 S.W.3d 594, 602 (Tex. App.— Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2017, no pet.).

2024In re Butt, 495 S.W.3d 455, 461 (Tex. App.––Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2016, orig. proceeding); see Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982) (“A petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.”).

2024In re Butt, 495 S.W.3d 455, 461 (Tex. App.––Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2016, orig. proceeding); see Roark v. 6 Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982) (“A petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.”).

2025“A petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” DeRoeck v. DHM Ventures, LLC, 556 S.W.3d 831, 835 (Tex. 2018).

2019Proc. 47(a). “‘A petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.’” DeRoeck v. DHM Ventures, LLC, 556 S.W.3d 831, 835 (Tex. 2018) (quoting Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corp. v. Auld, 34 S.W.3d 887, 897 (Tex. 2000)).

2024In conducting our review, we “construe the pleadings liberally in favor of the plaintiff, look to the pleader’s intent, and accept as true the factual allegations in the pleadings to determine if the cause of action has a basis in law or fact.” In re Butt, 495 S.W.3d at 463 ; Koenig v. Blaylock, 497 S.W.3d 595, 599 (Tex. App.—Austin 2016, no pet.); Wooley, 447 S.W.3d at 76 .

2024In conducting our review, we “construe the pleadings liberally in favor of the plaintiff, look to the pleader’s intent, and accept as true the factual allegations in the pleadings to determine if the cause of action has a basis in law or fact.” In re Butt, 495 S.W.3d at 463 ; Koenig v. Blaylock, 497 S.W.3d 595, 599 (Tex. App.—Austin 2016, no pet.); Wooley, 447 S.W.3d at 76 .

2003Id. (quoting Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982)); 4 see also Howell v. Mauzy, 899 S.W.2d 690, 707 (Tex. App.CAustin 1994, writ denied) (noting that pleadings will be construed to do substantial justice in accordance with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 45).

2003Id. (quoting Roark v. Allen , 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982)); see also Howell v. Mauzy , 899 S.W.2d 690, 707 (Tex. App.--Austin 1994, writ denied) (noting that pleadings will be construed to do substantial justice in accordance with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 45).

1995“A pleading will be liberally construed in favor of the pleader and is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” Troutman v. Traeco Building Sys., Inc., 724 S.W.2d 385, 387 (Tex.1987).

1995"A pleading will be liberally construed in favor of the pleader and is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim." Troutman v. Traeco Building Sys., Inc., 724 S.W.2d 385, 387 (Tex.1987).

2018For purposes of our review, a pleading suffices if it “gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982); Wooley v. Schaffer, 447 S.W.3d 71, 76 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014, pet. denied).

2016Id. (citing Wooley, 447 S.W.3d at 76 ); see Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982) (“A petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.”)).

2022Id. at 600 (citing Italian Cowboy Partners, Ltd. v. Prudential Ins.

2018Id. at 600 (citing Italian Cowboy Partners, Ltd. v. Prudential Ins.

2023Co., 621 S.W.3d 261 , 266 (Tex. 2021) (orig. proceeding); see City of Dallas v. Sanchez, 494 S.W.3d 722, 724 (Tex. 2016) (“because the availability of a remedy under the facts alleged is a question of law and the rule’s factual-plausibility standard is akin to a legal-sufficiency review.”); Aguilar v. Morales, 545 S.W.3d 670 , 676–77 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2017, pet. denied) (“we conclude that both determinations of whether a cause of action has any basis in law and in fact are legal questions subject to de novo review”). 4 In conducting that review, we apply the Texas fair notice pleading standar

2023Thomas, 559 S.W.3d at 639–40.

2026Thus, special exceptions are appropriate not only when the plaintiff has alleged “no cause of action” but also when the plaintiff has “alleged no basis of a ground of recovery [that] is a part of his cause of action.” See Garrett v. City of Wichita Falls, 329 S.W.2d 491, 495 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1959, no writ); see also In re C.S., 264 S.W.3d 864 , 871– 82 (Tex. App.—Waco 2008, no pet.) (“A special exception is the proper vehicle to challenge a pleading on the basis that ‘though there is a legal rule which might be applicable, the petition omits one or more allegations essential to bring plai

2026Thus, special exceptions are appropriate not only when the plaintiff has alleged “no cause of action” but also when the plaintiff has “alleged no basis of a ground of recovery [that] is a part of his cause of action.” See Garrett v. City of Wichita Falls, 329 S.W.2d 491, 495 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1959, no writ); see also In re C.S., 264 S.W.3d 864 , 871– 82 (Tex. App.—Waco 2008, no pet.) (“A special exception is the proper vehicle to challenge a pleading on the basis that ‘though there is a legal rule which might be applicable, the petition omits one or more allegations essential to bring plai

2025Co., 311 S.W.3d 140, 161 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2010, pet. denied) (“A petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases its claim.”).

2023Co., 621 S.W.3d 261 , 266 (Tex. 2021) (orig. proceeding); see City of Dallas v. Sanchez, 494 S.W.3d 722, 724 (Tex. 2016) (“because the availability of a remedy under the facts alleged is a question of law and the rule’s factual-plausibility standard is akin to a legal-sufficiency review.”); Aguilar v. Morales, 545 S.W.3d 670 , 676–77 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2017, pet. denied) (“we conclude that both determinations of whether a cause of action has any basis in law and in fact are legal questions subject to de novo review”). 4 In conducting that review, we apply the Texas fair notice pleading standar

2023Under this “relatively liberal” standard, “a petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate notice of the facts upon which the pleader bases his claim.” In re Odebrecht Constr., Inc., 548 S.W.3d 739, 746 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2018, orig. proceeding) (first citing Kopplow Dev., Inc. v. City of San Antonio, 399 S.W.3d 532, 536 (Tex. 2013); and then citing Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982)).

2022“A plaintiff sufficiently pleads a cause of action when the elements of the claim and the relief sought may be discerned from the pleadings alone.” Brumley, 616 S.W.3d at 831 (citing Stoner v. Thompson, 578 S.W.2d 679, 683 (Tex. 1979)).

2021See Mantas v. Fifth Court of Appeals, 925 S.W.2d 656, 658 (Tex. 1996) (per curiam) (advocating amending pleadings when trial court has jurisdiction or filing separate breach of contract claim when trial court does not); Twist v. McAllen Nat’l Bank, 248 9 Neasbitt v. Warren, 105 S.W.3d 113, 117 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2003, no pet.) (motion to enforce settlement agreement can constitute a pleading raising a breach of contract claim when it gives the opposing party proper notice of the claim); Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982) (“A petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate

2021See Mantas v. Fifth Court of Appeals, 925 S.W.2d 656, 658 (Tex. 1996) (per curiam) (advocating amending pleadings when trial court has jurisdiction or filing separate breach of contract claim when trial court does not); Twist v. McAllen Nat’l Bank, 248 9 Neasbitt v. Warren, 105 S.W.3d 113, 117 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2003, no pet.) (motion to enforce settlement agreement can constitute a pleading raising a breach of contract claim when it gives the opposing party proper notice of the claim); Roark v. Allen, 633 S.W.2d 804, 810 (Tex. 1982) (“A petition is sufficient if it gives fair and adequate

2018Butnaru, 84 S.W.3d at 204 (emphasis added).