Gonzalez v. City of El Paso — Texas Residents Cannot Use Special Appearance to Contest Defective Service; Misspelled Name Is a Curable Process Defect
The Eighth Court of Appeals held that Texas residents cannot file a special appearance under Rule 120a to contest defective service of process, because Texas courts have presumptive personal jurisdiction over all Texas residents. A misspelled name in a citation is a curable service defect, not a jurisdictional flaw, properly raised by a motion to quash — not a special appearance that risks constituting a general appearance.