Vernon's Texas Rules Annotated - VTRA TX R PARKER CTY LOC RLS DIST CT Severance and Consolidation

Consolidation of Cases:

Every motion for consolidation or joinder under Rule 174(a), Texas Rules of Civil procedure, shall be heard in the court in which the first case filed is pending, and if such motion is granted, other cases to be consolidated shall be transferred to the court in which the first case is pending.

Severance:

When a motion to sever is sustained, the severed claim shall be filed as a new case in the same court and shall be given a new cause number by the clerk in whose court the case is pending. The original case from which the claim is severed shall retain the original cause number given it by the clerk. Before the severed claim is filed as a new case, the clerk's requirement concerning deposit for costs shall be met.