Texas Answer Deadline Calculator Date Served: Do not count the date you were served. Select Court: Justice Court = 14 days; District/County Court = 20 days then next Monday. Civil Justice Court Civil District or County Court Calculate Deadline Key Rules: Tex. R. Civ. P. 4 (computation of time), 99 (district/county answer timing), and 502.5(d) (justice court answer timing).
