Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 73.006 : CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE — LIABILITY IN TORT — LIBEL — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Other Defenses TEXT PDF This chapter does not affect the existence of common law, statutory law, or other defenses to libel. Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 73.006 Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.