Routine
$110
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $70.
Process Serving · Texas
Texas Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Texas, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Texas, how service is made, the deadlines, the proof of service form and our prices.
Process serving through Legal Hub Group is for law firms, attorneys and their staff. Representing yourself? Our sister company Famous Legal Services handles serves for individuals.
How it is done
How papers are served in Texas
- Personal delivery
Delivering to the defendant, in person, a copy of the citation (showing the delivery date) and of the petition. Tex. R. Civ. P. 106(a)(1) ↗
- Certified or registered mail
Mailing the citation and petition by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested; if requested, the clerk makes mail service. Tex. R. Civ. P. 106(a)(2), 103 ↗
- Court-ordered substitute service
On a motion with a sworn statement showing unsuccessful attempts at a location where the defendant can probably be found, the court may allow leaving the papers with anyone over 16 there, or another method, including email or social media, shown to be reasonably effective. Tex. R. Civ. P. 106(b) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Texas
Process may be served anywhere by a sheriff, constable or other person authorized by law; a person at least 18 authorized by law or written court order; or a person certified by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission. No one who is a party to or interested in the outcome of the suit may serve process in it. Tex. R. Civ. P. 103 ↗
Private process servers who serve without a court order are certified by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission. Tex. R. Civ. P. 103(3) ↗
Timelines
How fast, and the court's deadline
Our first-attempt promises:
- Routine: First attempt within 3 business days.
- Rush: First attempt within 24 hours.
- Same-day: for papers that cannot wait.
Every attempt shows in your account as soon as the server logs it.
Proof
The proof of service in Texas
Return of service. The officer or authorized person completes a return of service listing the cause number, court, what was served, when it was received, the person and address served, and the date of service or attempted service, among other details. Tex. R. Civ. P. 107 ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Texas serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$160
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$210
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in Texas: questions
Who can serve a citation in Texas?
A sheriff or constable, a person 18 or older authorized by law or written court order, or a process server certified by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission. Anyone who is a party to or interested in the suit may not (Tex. R. Civ. P. 103).
Can papers be left with someone else in Texas?
Only with a court order under Rule 106(b), after a sworn statement shows attempts at personal or mail service failed; the court may then allow leaving them with anyone over 16 at the location named.
Can a Texas court allow service by email or social media?
Yes, under Rule 106(b)(2), if the sworn statement or other evidence shows the method will be reasonably effective to give the defendant notice.
Keep reading
Guides to serving papers
- Who Can Accept Served Papers?
- How to Serve Someone Court Papers Without an Address
- Can You Serve Someone Yourself?
- What Happens If You Are Not Properly Served?
- Can Court Papers Be Served by Mail?
- What Does a Process Server Do?
- How Much Does a Process Server Cost?
- What Is a Return of Service?
- What Is a Declaration of Non-Service?
- What Is Insufficient Service of Process?
Serving in another state? See process serving in every state.
General information, not legal advice. The rules above are the ones in force when we checked them (October 2026); the court and the cited rules control.
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