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Tex. R. Civ. P. 819 rules
- Objective Of Rules
- Scope Of Rules
- Construction Of Rules
- Local Rules, Forms, And Standing Orders
- Computation Of Time
- Enlargement Of Time
- Suits Commenced On Sunday
- May Appear By Attorney
- Attorney In Charge
- Suspended effective December 30, 2003
- Number Of Counsel Heard
- Withdrawal Of Attorney
- Agreements To Be In Writing
- Attorney To Show Authority
- Effect Of Signing Pleadings, Motions And Other Papers; Sanctions
- Affidavit By Agent
- Repealed effective September 1, 1986
- Return Or Other Disposition Of Exhibits
- Deposit In Lieu Of Surety Bond
- Writs And Process
- Shall Endorse All Process
- Officer To Execute Process
- When Judge Dies During Terms, Resigns Or Is Disabled
- Recusal And Disqualification Of Judges
- Grounds For Recusal And Disqualification Of Judges
- Recording And Broadcasting Of Court Proceedings
- Non-Adjournment Of Term
- Minutes Read And Signed
- Filing And Serving Pleadings And Motions
- Methods Of Service
- Sanctions For Failure To Serve Or Deliver Copy Of Pleadings And Motions
- Privacy Protection For Filed Documents
- Appearances At Court Proceedings
- Commenced By Petition
- Suits To Be Numbered Consecutively
- Duty Of Clerk
- Clerk's File Docket
- Clerk's Court Docket
- Order Of Cases
- Suits In Assumed Name
- Suit On Claim Against Dissolved Corporation
- Parties To Suits
- Surety Not To Be Sued Alone
- May Have Question Of Suretyship Tried
- Suits By Or Against Counties
- Against Sheriff, Etc.
- On Official Bonds
- Different Officials And Bondsmen
- Additional Parties
- Third-Party Practice
- Joinder Of Persons Needed For Just Adjudication
- Permissive Joinder Of Parties
- Misjoinder Or Non-Joinder Of Parties
- Class Actions
- Interpleader
- May Appear By Next Friend
- Definition And System
- Petition And Answer; Each One Instrument Of Writing
- Claims For Relief
- Alternative Claims For Relief
- Where Several Counts
- Paragraphs, Separate Statements
- Joinder Of Claims And Remedies
- Alleging A Corporation
- Special Act Or Law
- Conditions Precedent
- Judgment
- Special Damage
- Signing Of Pleadings
- Adoption By Reference
- Exhibits And Pleading
- Intervenor's Pleadings
- Trial: Intervenors: Rules Apply To All Parties
- Amendment Defined
- Amendments And Responsive Pleadings
- Amended Instrument
- Substituted Instrument Takes Place Of Original
- Trial Amendment
- Amendments To Conform To Issues Tried Without Objection
- Court May Order Repleader
- Supplemental Petition Or Answer
- Pleading: Surprise: Cost
- Misnomer Of Pleading
- Repealed effective September 1, 1990
- Repealed effective September 1, 1990
- Filing With The Court Defined
- Filed Pleadings; Withdrawal
- Filing Exhibits: Court Reporter To File With Clerk
- Filed Exhibits: Withdrawal
- May Inspect Papers
- Sealing Court Records
- Lost Records And Papers
- Petition: Original And Supplemental; Indorsement
- Case Information Sheet (Repealed 12.11.2018)
- The Petition
- Plaintiff's Supplemental Petition
- Defensive Matters
- Special Defenses
- Answer; Original And Supplemental; Indorsement
- Answer May Include Several Matters
- Original Answer; Contents
- Motion To Transfer Venue
- Determination Of Motion To Transfer
- Discovery And Venue
- Transferred If Motion Is Sustained
- Waiver Of Defects In Pleading
- Special Exceptions
- Dismissal Of Baseless Causes Of Action
- General Denial
- Certain Pleas To Be Verified
- Affirmative Defenses
- Pleas Of Payment
- No Discontinuance
- Counterclaim And Cross-Claim
- Supplemental Answers
- Issuance And Form Of Citation
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Who May Serve
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Duty Of Officer Or Person Receiving
- Method Of Service
- Return Of Service
- Service In Another State
- Service Of Process In Foreign Countries
- Citation By Publication
- Other Substituted Service
- Effect Of Rules On Other Statutes
- Citation By Publication In Action Against Unknown Heirs Or Stockholders Of Defunct Corporations
- Parties To Actions Against Unknown Owners Or Claimants Of Interest In Land
- Citation By Publication In Actions Against Unknown Owners Or Claimants Of Interest In Land
- Citation By Publication; Requisites
- Form Of Published Citation In Actions Involving Land
- Service Of Citation By Publication
- Return Of Citation By Publication
- Citation In Suits For Delinquent Ad Valorem Taxes
- Amendment
- Acceptance Of Service
- Copy Of Decree
- Entering Appearance
- Special Appearance
- Answer Is Appearance
- Constructive Appearance
- Reversal Of Judgment
- No Judgment Without Service
- Parties Responsible
- Fee For Service Of Process In A County Other Than In The County Of Suit
- Parties Liable For Other Costs
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- How Costs Collected
- Officer To Levy
- Successful Party To Recover
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Costs Of Motion
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Demand Reduced By Payments
- In Assault And Battery, Etc.
- Cost Of New Trials
- On Appeal And Certiorari
- No Fee For Copy
- Court May Otherwise Adjudge Costs
- Security For Costs
- Rule For Costs
- Costs On Appeal To County Court
- Judgment On Cost Bond
- Payment Of Costs Not Required
- Deposit For Costs
- Applies To Any Party
- Secured By Other Bond
- Execution For Costs
- Death Of Party
- Death Of Plaintiff
- Death Of Defendant
- When Executor, Etc. Dies
- Requisites Of Scire Facias
- Surviving Parties
- Death After Verdict Or Close Of Evidence
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Suit For The Use Of Another
- Suit For Injuries Resulting In Death
- Dissolution Of Corporation
- Where Some Defendants Not Served
- Dismissal Or Non-Suit
- Dismissal As To Parties Served, Etc.
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Abandonment
- Dismissal For Want Of Prosecution
- Pre-Trial Conference
- Summary Judgment
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Offer Of Settlement; Award Of Litigation Costs
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Permission To Appeal
- Expedited Actions
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Master In Chancery
- Audit
- Guardian Ad Litem
- Consolidation; Separate Trials
- Issue Of Law And Dilatory Pleas
- Subpoenas
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Refusal To Testify
- Party As Witness
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Interpreters
- Repealed effective September 1, 1990
- Repealed effective September 1, 1990
- Suit On Account
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Discovery Limitations
- Modifying Discovery Procedures And Limitations; Conference Requirement; Signing Disclosures; Discovery Requests, Responses, And Objections; Filing Requirements
- Permissible Discovery: Forms And Scope; Work Product; Protective Orders; Definitions
- Written Discovery: Response; Objection; Assertion Of Privilege; Supplementation And Amendment; Failure To Timely Respond; Presumption Of Authenticity
- Required Disclosures In Suits Not Governed By The Family Code
- Requests For Disclosure In Suits Governed By The Family Code
- Discovery Regarding Testifying Expert Witnesses In Suits Not Governed By The Family Code
- Requests For Production And Inspection To Parties; Requests And Motions For Entry Upon Property
- Interrogatories To Parties
- Requests For Admissions
- Depositions Upon Oral Examination
- Depositions Upon Written Questions
- Discovery In Other States And Foreign Countries For Use In Texas Proceedings; Discovery In Texas For Use In Proceedings In Other States And Foreign Countries
- Depositions Before Suit Or To Investigate Claims
- Signing, Certification And Use Of Oral And Written Depositions
- Physical And Mental Examination
- Discovery From Non-Parties
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective January 1, 1999
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Abuse Of Discovery; Sanctions
- Request For Jury Trial
- Oath Of Inability
- Jury Docket
- Jury Trial Day
- Withdrawing Cause From Jury Docket
- Challenge To The Array
- When Challenge Is Sustained
- Jury List In Certain Counties
- Preparing Jury List
- Summoning Talesman
- Oath To Jury Panel
- Instructions To Jury Panel And Jury
- Challenge To Juror
- "Challenge For Cause" Defined
- Challenge For Cause
- Certain Questions Not To Be Asked
- Number Reduced By Challenges
- Making Peremptory Challenges
- Number Of Peremptory Challenges
- Lists Returned To The Clerk
- If Jury Is Incomplete
- Oath To Jury
- Appearance Day
- Cases Remanded From Federal Court
- Call Of Appearance Docket
- Judgment By Default
- Notice Of Default Judgment
- Where Only Some Answer
- Assessing Damages On Liquidated Demands
- Repealed effective December 31, 1941
- Unliquidated Demands
- On Service By Publication
- Assignment Of Cases For Trial
- Clerk To Give Notice Of Settings
- Tried When Set
- Jury Cases
- Call Of Non-Jury Docket
- Repealed effective December 31, 1941
- Continuance
- Application For Continuance
- Absence Of Counsel As Ground For Continuance
- Attendance On Legislature
- Change Of Venue By Consent
- Repealed effective September 1, 1941
- Granted On Motion
- Shall Be Granted
- To What County
- Repealed effective September 1, 1990
- Transcript On Change
- Trial By The Court
- Agreed Case
- Videotape Trial
- Order Of Proceedings On Trial By Jury
- Open And Close - Admission
- Witnesses Placed Under Rule
- Motion For Instructed Verdict
- Argument
- Additional Testimony
- Charge To The Jury
- Requisites
- Jury Submissions
- Objections And Requests
- Charge Read Before Argument
- Refusal Or Modification
- Submission To The Jury
- Submission Of Questions, Definitions, And Instructions
- Omissions From The Charge
- Presiding Juror Of Jury
- Papers Taken To Jury Room
- Jury Kept Together
- Duty Of Officer Attending Jury
- Judge To Caution Jury
- Jury May Communicate With Court
- Jury My Receive Further Instructions
- Disagreement As To Evidence
- Court Open For Jury
- Discharge Of Jury
- Definition And Substance
- Form Of Verdict
- Verdict By Portion Of Original Jury
- When The Jury Agree
- Polling The Jury
- Correction Of Verdict
- Requests For Findings Of Facts And Conclusions Of Law
- Time To Send Findings Of Fact And Conclusions Of Law
- Additional Or Amended Findings Of Fact And Conclusions Of Law
- Omitted Findings
- Court To Render Judgment
- Judgments
- On Counterclaim
- On Counterclaim For Costs
- Judgment Upon Record
- Proposed Judgment
- Recitation Of Judgment
- Periods To Run From Signing Of Judgment
- Advice Of Right To Appeal In Orders Certifying A Child To Stand Trial As An Adult
- Prematurely Filed Documents
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Exceptions, Etc., Transcript
- Court Shall Enforce Its Decrees
- In Suits Affecting The Parent-Child Relationship
- Determining The Enforceability Of A Judgment Or Arbitration Award Based On Foreign Law In Certain Suits Under The Family Code
- In Foreclosure Proceedings
- Writ Of Possession
- On Appeal From Probate Court
- On Appeal From Justice Court
- Against Executors, Etc.
- Confession Of Judgment
- Remittitur
- Correction Of Clerical Mistakes In Judgment Record
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Motion And Action Of Court Thereon
- Form
- Generality To Be Avoided
- Repealed effective January 1, 1978
- Prerequisites Of Appeal
- Repealed effective January 1, 1978
- Not More Than Two
- For Jury Misconduct
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Motion For New Trial On Judgment Following Citation By Publication
- County Court Cases
- Time For Filing Motions
- Rules Of Practice And Procedure In Certain District Courts
- Repealed effective January 1, 1988
- Repealed effective January 1, 1976
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- Repealed effective January 1, 1976
- Repealed effective January 1, 1976
- Repealed effective January 1, 1976
- The Business Court Generally
- Fees For Business Court Actions
- Action Originally Filed In The Business Court
- Action Removed To The Business Court
- Action Transferred To The Business Court
- Effect Of Dismissal Of An Action Or Claim
- Appearance At Business Court Proceedings
- Making A Record
- Written Opinions In Business Court Actions
- Repealed effective September 1, 1986
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- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
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- Repealed effective September 1, 1986
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- Application Of Rules
- Definitions
- Representation In Justice Court Cases
- Computation Of Time; Timely Filing
- Judge To Develop The Case
- Exclusion Of Witnesses
- Subpoenas
- Discovery
- Appearances At Court Proceedings
- Repealed effective September 1, 1986
- Citation
- Service Of Citation
- Duties Of Officer Or Person Receiving Citation; Return Of Service
- Service Of Papers Other Than Citation
- Repealed effective September 1, 1986
- Pleadings And Motions Must Be Written, Signed, And Filed
- Petition; Fees
- Fees; Inability To Afford Fees
- Venue Where A Lawsuit May Be Brought
- Answer
- Counterclaim; Cross-Claim; Third Party Claim
- Amending And Clarifying Pleadings
- Repealed effective September 1, 1986
- If Defendant Fails To Answer
- Summary Disposition
- Settings And Notice; Postponing Trial
- Pretrial Conference
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Trial
- Repealed effective September 1, 1986
- Jury Trial Demanded
- Empaneling The Jury
- Jury Not Charged
- Jury Verdict For Specific Articles
- Repealed effective September 1, 1986
- Judgment
- Enforcement Of Judgment
- Motion To Set Aside; Motion To Reinstate; Motion For New Trial
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Appeal
- Record On Appeal
- Trial De Novo
- Writ Of Certiorari
- Repealed effective September 1, 1986
- Plenary Power
- Forms
- Docket And Other Records
- Issuance Of Writs
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Application
- Petition
- Default Judgment
- Repealed effective January 1, 1978
- Applicability Of Rule
- Contents Of Petition; Copies; Forms And Amendments
- Citation: Issuance; Appearance Date; Answer
- Service And Return Of Citation; Alternative Service Of Citation
- Docketing And Trial; Failure To Appear
- Judgment: Amount; Form And Content; Issuance And Service; Failure To Comply
- Counterclaims
- Appeal: Time And Manner; Perfection; Effect; Costs; Trial On Appeal
- Effect Of Writ Of Possession
- Repealed effective September 1, 1986
- Application
- Definitions
- Representation
- Computation Of Time
- Starting An Eviction Lawsuit
- Inability To Afford Fees
- Issuance, Service, And Return Of Citation
- Request For Immediate Possession
- Request For Summary Disposition
- Answer
- Amending And Clarifying Pleadings
- Pretrial Matters
- Subpoenas
- Trial
- If Defendant Fails To Answer Or Appear At Trial
- Appearances At Court Proceedings
- Judgment; Writ; No New Trial
- Appeal
- Record On Appeal; Docketing; Trial De Novo
- Damages On Appeal
- Judgment On Appeal
- Writ Of Possession On Appeal
- Administrative Rules For Judges And Court Personnel
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective September 1, 1986
- Repealed effective April 1, 1984
- Repealed effective February 1, 1946
- Repealed effective February 1, 1946
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- Repealed effective February 1, 1946
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- Application For Writ Of Attachment And Order
- Bond For Attachment
- Form Of Attachment Bond
- Requisites For Writ
- Form Of Writ
- Several Writs
- Delivery Of Writ
- Duty Of Officer
- Levy, How Made
- Service Of Writ On Defendant
- Defendant May Replevy
- Sale Of Perishable Property
- To Protect Interests
- Bond Of Applicant For Sale
- Procedure For Sale
- Return Of Sale
- Judge May Make Necessary Orders
- Return Of Writ
- Report Of Disposition Of Property
- Dissolution Or Modification Of Writ Of Attachment
- Amendment
- Application For Distress Warrant And Order
- Bond For Distress Warrant
- Requisites For Warrant
- Service Of Warrant On Defendant
- Defendant May Replevy
- Dissolution Or Modification Of Distress Warrant
- Sale Of Perishable Property
- To Protect Interests
- Procedure For Sale
- Return Of Sale
- Citation For Defendant
- Petition
- Enforcement Of Judgment
- Discovery And Enforcement Of Judgment
- Execution
- On Death Of Executor
- On Death Of Nominal Plaintiff
- On Money Of Deceased
- On Property Of Deceased
- Time For Issuance
- Execution Within Thirty Days
- Requisites Of Execution
- Execution On Judgment For Money
- Execution For Sale Of Particular Property
- Execution For Delivery Of Certain Property
- Execution For Possession Or Value Of Personal Property
- Execution Superseded
- Stay Of Execution In Justice Court
- Indorsements By Officer
- Levy Of Execution
- Property Not To Be Designated
- Levy
- Levy On Stock Running At Large
- Levy On Shares Of Stock
- Repealed effective January 1, 1976
- Levy On Goods Pledged Or Mortgaged
- May Give Delivery Bond
- Property May Be Sold By Defendant
- Forfeited Delivery Bond
- Sale Of Real Property
- Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate
- "Courthouse Door" Defined
- Sale Of Personal Property
- Notice Of Sale Of Personal Property
- When Execution Is Not Satisfied
- Purchaser Failing To Comply
- Resale Of Property
- Return Of Execution
- Return Of Execution By Mail
- Execution Docket
- Judgment Final For Garnishment
- Application For Writ Of Garnishment And Order
- Bond For Garnishment
- Case Docketed
- Form Of Writ
- Delivery Of Writ
- Execution And Return Of Writ
- Service Of Writ And Other Documents On Defendant
- Defendant May Replevy
- Dissolution Or Modification Of Writ Of Garnishment
- Answer To Writ
- Garnishee Discharged
- Judgment By Default
- Judgment When Garnishee Is Indebted
- Judgment For Effects
- Refusal To Deliver Effects
- Repealed effective December 31, 1947
- Sale Of Effects
- May Traverse Answer
- Trial Of Issue
- Docket And Notice
- Issue Tried In Other Cases
- Costs
- Garnishee Discharged On Proof
- Amendment
- Turnover Under Civil Practice And Remedies Code §
- Personal Property Exemptions In Post-Judgment Proceedings
- Temporary Restraining Order
- Temporary Injunctions: Notice
- Sworn Petition
- Form And Scope Of Injunction Or Restraining Order
- Applicant's Bond
- Filing And Docketing
- Citation
- Requisites Of Writ
- Clerk To Issue Writ
- Service And Return
- The Answer
- Bond On Dissolution
- Disobedience
- Principles Of Equity Applicable
- Bond In Divorce Case
- No Mandamus Without Notice
- No Receiver Of Immovable Property Appointed Without Notice
- Bond, And Bond In Divorce Cases
- Application For Writ Of Sequestration And Order
- Petition
- Bond For Sequestration
- Requisites Of Writ
- Amendment
- Service Of Writ On Defendant
- Defendant May Replevy
- Bond For Personal Property
- Bond For Real Estate
- Return Of Bond And Entry Of Judgment
- Defendant May Return Sequestered Property
- Disposition Of The Property By Officer
- Execution
- Plaintiff May Replevy
- When Bond Forfeited
- Sale Of Perishable Goods
- Order Of Sale For
- Return Of Order
- Dissolution Or Modification Of Writ Of Sequestration
- Sale On Debt Not Due
- Purchaser's Bond
- Return Of Bond
- Recovery On Bond
- Claimant Must Make Affidavit
- Property Delivered To Claimant
- Bond
- Return Of Bond
- Out-County Levy
- Return Of Original Writ
- Docketing Cause
- Issue Made Up
- Judgment By Default
- Judgment Of Non-Suit
- Proceedings
- Burden Of Proof
- Copy Of Writ Evidence
- Failure To Establish Title
- Execution Shall Issue
- Return Of Property By Claimant
- Claim Is A Release Of Damages
- Levy On Other Property
- Foreclosures Requiring A Court Order
- Expedited Order Proceeding
- Petition
- Citation And Service
- Where Defendant Is Unknown Or Residence Is Unknown
- Judgment Where Defendant Cited By Publication
- Court Shall Determine, What
- Appointment Of Commissioners
- Writ Of Partition
- Service Of Writ Of Partition
- May Appoint Surveyor
- Return Of Writ
- Shall Proceed To Partition
- May Cause Survey
- Shall Divide Real Estate
- Report Of Commissioners
- Property Incapable Of Division
- Objections To Report
- Procedure
- Value Ascertained
- Decree Of Court Executed
- Property Sold
- Construction
- Pleading And Practice
- Costs
- Joinder Of Parties
- Citation To Issue
- Proceeding As In Civil Cases
- Remedy Cumulative
- Requisites Of Petition
- The Possessor Shall Be Defendant
- May Join As Defendants, When
- Warrantor, Etc., May Be Made A Party
- Landlord May Become Defendant
- May File Plea Of "Not Guilty" Only
- Proof Under Such Plea
- Answer Taken As Admitting Possession
- May Demand Abstract Of Title
- Time To File Abstract
- Abstract Shall State, What
- Amended Abstract
- Rules In Other Cases Observed
- Surveyor Appointed, Etc.
- Survey Unnecessary, When
- Common Source Of Title
- Judgment By Default
- Proof Ex Parte
- When Defendant Claims Part Only
- When Plaintiff Proves Part
- May Recover A Part
- The Judgment
- Damages
- Claim For Improvements
- Judgment When Claim For Improvements Is Made
- These Rules Shall Not Govern, When
- These Rules Shall Not Govern, When
- Requisites Of Pleadings
- Service By Publication In Actions Under Section 17.003, Civil Practice And Remedies Code
- No Judgment By Default
- Suit To Extinguish Lien
- Effective Date
- Substantive Rights Unaffected
- Jurisdiction And Venue Unaffected
- Renumbered as Rule 3a effective April 1, 1984
- Reference To Former Statutes
- Procedure Continued
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Prior Court Rules Repealed
- Title
Tex. R. App. P. 362 rules
- Scope
- Local Rules and Forms
- Suspension of Rule
- Definitions
- Uniform Terminology in Criminal Cases
- Computing Time
- No Notice of Trial Court’s Judgment in Civil Case
- Periods Affected by Modified Judgment in Civil Case
- Periods Affected When Process Served by Publication
- No Notice of Judgment or Order of Appellate Court; Effect on Time to File Certain Documents.
- No Notice of Trial Court’s Appealable Order on a Motion for Forensic DNA Testing
- Fees in Civil Cases
- Lead Counsel
- Appearance of Other Attorneys
- To Whom Communications Sent
- Nonrepresentation Notice
- Withdrawal of Lead Counsel
- Agreements of Parties or Counsel
- Parties Who Are Not Public Officers
- Public Officers
- Notice of Bankruptcy
- Effect of Bankruptcy
- Motion to Reinstate or Sever Appeal Suspended by Bankruptcy
- Signing
- Filing
- Number of Copies
- Form
- Service
- Communications With the Court
- Adoption by Reference
- Protection of Minor's Identity in Parental- Rights Termination Cases and Juvenile Court Cases
- Privacy Protection for Documents Filed in Civil Cases.
- Privacy Protection for Documents Filed in Criminal Cases.
- Contents of Motions; Response
- Evidence on Motions
- Determining Motions
- Power of Panel or Single Justice or Judge to Entertain Motions
- Particular Motions
- Amicus Curiae Briefs
- Docketing the Case
- Docket Numbers
- Custody of Papers
- Withdrawing Papers
- Clerk's Duty to Account
- Notices of Court’s Judgments and Orders
- Duties of Court Reporters and Recorders
- Additional Duties of Court Recorder
- Priorities of Reporters
- Report of Reporters
- Appointing Deputy Reporter
- Filing of Notes in a Criminal Case
- Recording and Broadcasting Permitted
- Procedure
- Equipment and Personnel
- Enforcement
- In General
- Appearance Without Service; Actual Knowledge
- Grounds for Disqualification
- Grounds for Recusal
- Procedure for Recusal
- Inability to Act
- Nearest Available Court of Appeals
- Further Proceedings
- Issuance
- Stay of Mandate
- Trial Court Case Number
- Filing of Mandate
- Costs
- Mandate in Accelerated Appeals
- Recall of Mandate
- Plenary Power of Courts of Appeals
- Plenary Power Continues After Petition Filed
- Proceedings After Plenary Power Expires
- Expiration of Term
- Civil Cases
- Criminal Cases
- Definitions
- When Motion for New Trial Required
- Grounds
- Time to File and Amend Motion
- State May Controvert; Effect
- Time to Present
- Types of Evidence Allowed at Hearing
- Court's Ruling
- Granting a New Trial
- Definition
- Grounds
- Time to File Motion
- Court's Ruling
- Effect of Denying
- Effect of Granting
- Judgment and Sentence
- Credit on Sentence
- Suspension of Enforcement
- Amount of Bond, Deposit, or Security
- Continuing Trial Court Jurisdiction; Duties of Judgment Debtor
- Appellate Review
- Civil Cases
- Criminal Cases
- Civil Cases
- Criminal Cases
- Extension of Time
- Prematurely Filed Notice of Appeal
- Other Premature Actions
- If Appealed Order Modified or Vacated
- Transfers To and From the Fifteenth Court of Appeals
- Accelerated Appeals
- Permissive Appeals in Civil Cases.
- Accelerated Appeals in Parental Termination and Child Protection Cases and From Orders Certifying a Child to Stand Trial as an Adult
- Effect of Appeal
- Security
- Temporary Orders of Appellate Court
- Enforcement of Temporary Orders
- Further Proceedings in Trial Court
- Review of Further Orders
- Restricted Appeals to Court of Appeals in Civil Cases
- Filing the Record and Briefs
- Submission; Hearing
- Orders on Appeal
- Stay of Mandate
- Judgment Conclusive
- Defendant Detained by Other Than Officer
- Judgment to be Certified
- Expedited Appeal by the State of an Order Granting Bail
- Civil Cases
- Criminal Cases
- Supplemental Statements
- Purpose of Statement
- Preservation; How Shown
- Formal Bills of Exception
- Contents
- Agreed Record
- Agreed Statement of the Case
- Form.
- Clerk’s Record
- Appendix in Lieu of Clerk’s Record in a Civil Case
- Reporter’s Record
- Civil Cases
- Criminal Cases
- Responsibility for Filing Record
- Scope
- Inclusion in Appellate Record
- Correcting the Record
- On Receiving the Notice of Appeal
- On Receiving the Record
- If No Record Filed
- Appellant’s Brief
- Appellee’s Brief
- Reply Brief
- Deleted
- Appendix for Cases Recorded Electronically
- Time to File Briefs
- Amendment or Supplementation
- Failure of Appellant to File Brief
- Briefing Rules to be Construed Liberally
- Right to Oral Argument
- Purpose of Argument
- Time Allowed
- Number of Counsel
- Argument by Amicus
- When Only One Party Files a Brief
- Request
- Clerk’s Notice
- Civil Cases
- Criminal Cases
- Decision by Panel
- Decision by En Banc Court
- Precedent in Transferred Cases
- Voluntary Dismissal and Settlement in Civil Cases
- Voluntary Dismissal in Criminal Cases
- Involuntary Dismissal in Civil Cases
- Involuntary Dismissal in Criminal Cases
- Time
- Types of Judgment
- Rendition Appropriate Unless Remand Necessary
- Judgment for Costs in Civil Cases
- Judgment Against Sureties in Civil Cases
- Other Orders
- Reversible Error in Civil Cases
- Reversible Error in Criminal Cases
- Defects in Procedure
- Remediable Error of the Trial Court
- Damages for Frivolous Appeals in Civil Cases
- Remittitur After Appeal Perfected
- Appeal on Remittitur
- Suggestion of Remittitur by Court of Appeals
- Refusal to Remit Must Not Be Mentioned in Later Trial
- Voluntary Remittitur
- Written Opinions
- Designation and Signing of Opinions; Participating Justices
- Distribution of Opinions
- Memorandum Opinions
- Concurring and Dissenting Opinions
- Change in Designation by En Banc Court
- Citation of Unpublished Opinions
- Recipients of Opinion and Judgment in All Cases
- Additional Recipients in Criminal Cases
- Filing Opinion and Judgment
- Opinion Sent to Criminal Defendant
- Motion for Rehearing
- Response to Motion for Rehearing
- Decision on Motion for Rehearing
- Further Motion for Rehearing
- En Banc Reconsideration
- Further Motion for En Banc Reconsideration
- Accelerated Appeals
- Amendments
- Extension of Time
- Not Required for Review
- Relationship to Petition for Review
- Certificate of Conference Not Required
- Abolished by Order of July 12, 2011, eff. September 1, 2011
- Civil Cases
- Criminal Cases
- Commencement
- Designation of Parties
- Form and Contents of Petition
- Response
- Relator’s Reply to Response
- Deleted
- Record
- Action on Petition
- Motion for Rehearing
- Temporary Relief
- Groundless Petition or Misleading Statement or Record
- Method of Review
- Contents of Petition
- Response to Petition for Review
- Points Not Considered in Court of Appeals
- Petitioner’s Reply to Response
- Deleted
- Time and Place of Filing
- Amendment
- Court May Require Revision
- Request for Record
- Duty of Court of Appeals Clerk
- Expenses
- Duty of Supreme Court Clerk
- Order by Court
- Petitioner's Brief on the Merits
- Respondent’s Brief
- Petitioner’s Brief in Reply
- Reliance on Prior Brief
- Deleted
- Time and Place of Filing; Extension of Time
- Amendment
- Court May Require Revision
- Orders on Petition for Review
- Moot Cases
- Settled Cases
- Notice to Parties
- Return of Documents to Court of Appeals
- Application
- Perfecting Direct Appeal
- Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
- Preliminary Ruling on Probable Jurisdiction; Dismissal of Appeal
- Direct Appeal Exclusive While Pending
- Determination of Direct Appeal
- Certification
- Contents of the Certification Order
- Transmission of Certification Order
- Transmission of Record
- Fees and Costs
- Notice
- Briefs and Oral Argument
- Intervention by the State
- Opinion on Certified Questions
- Answering Certified Questions
- Submission Without Argument
- Submission With Argument
- Purpose of Argument
- Time for Argument
- Number of Counsel
- Argument by Amicus Curiae
- Announcement of Judgments
- Types of Judgment
- Remand in the Interest of Justice
- Judgment for Costs
- Judgment Against Sureties
- Other Orders
- Standard for Reversible Error
- Error Affecting Only Part of the Case
- Defects in Procedure
- Remediable Error of the Trial Court or Court of Appeals
- Damages for Frivolous Appeals
- Opinions; Copy of Opinion and Judgment to Interested Parties and Other Courts
- Time for Filing
- Contents
- Response and Decision
- Second Motion
- Extensions of Time
- Deleted
- Statement of Costs
- Enforcement of Judgment
- With or Without Petition
- Not a Matter of Right
- Reasons for Granting Review
- Documents to Aid Decision
- Four Judges' Vote
- Order Staying Mandate
- Time to Issue Mandate Extended
- Generally
- Time to File Petition
- Where to File Petition
- Contents of Petition
- Deleted
- Nonconforming Petition
- Court of Appeals Clerk's Duties
- Court of Criminal Appeals Clerk’s Duties
- Reply.
- Amendment
- Granting or Refusal
- Setting Case for Submission
- Improvident Grant of Review
- Clerk's Duties
- Initial Brief
- Respondent’s Brief
- Brief Contents and Form
- Other Briefs
- Direct Appeal
- Record
- Briefs
- Additional Briefs
- Leave to File
- Disposition
- Form for Application Filed Under Article 11.07 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
- Noncompliant Applications
- State's Response
- Filing and Transmission of Habeas Record
- Time Frame for Resolution of Claims Raised in Application
- Action on Application
- New Evidence After Application Forwarded to Court of Criminal Appeals
- Rules of Evidence
- Certification
- Contents of the Certification Order
- Transmission of Certification Order
- Transmission of Record
- Notice
- Briefs and Oral Argument
- Intervention by the State
- Opinion on Certified Question
- Motion for Rehearing
- Answering Certified Questions
- Notification of Argument or Submission
- Request for Argument
- Oral Argument
- Submissions En Banc
- Generally
- Signing; Publication
- Unpublished Opinions
- Copies
- Types of Judgment
- Remand in the Interests of Justice
- Other Orders
- Motion for Rehearing
- Contents
- Amendments
- Decision
- Further Motion for Rehearing
- Extension of Time
- Service
- Service on State Prosecuting Attorney
Tex. R. Evid. 76 rules
- Title, Scope, and Applicability of the Rules; Definitions
- Purpose
- Rulings on Evidence
- Preliminary Questions
- Evidence That Is Not Admissible Against Other Parties or for Other Purposes
- Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements
- Rule of Optional Completeness
- Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts
- Judicial Notice of Other States’ Law
- Determining Foreign Law
- Judicial Notice of Texas Municipal and County Ordinances, Texas Register Contents, and Published Agency Rules
- [No Rules Adopted at This Time]
- Test for Relevant Evidence
- General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence
- Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, or Other Reasons
- Character Evidence; Crimes or Other Acts
- Methods of Proving Character
- Habit; Routine Practice
- Subsequent Remedial Measures; Notification of Defect
- Compromise Offers and Negotiations
- Offers to Pay Medical and Similar Expenses
- Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements
- Liability Insurance
- Evidence of Previous Sexual Conduct in Criminal Cases
- Privileges in General
- Required Reports Privileged By Statute
- Lawyer–Client Privilege
- Spousal Privileges
- Privilege For Communications to a Clergy Member
- Political Vote Privilege
- Trade Secrets Privilege
- Informer’s Identity Privilege
- Physician–Patient Privilege
- Mental Health Information Privilege in Civil Cases
- Waiver by Voluntary Disclosure
- Privileged Matter Disclosed Under Compulsion or Without Opportunity to Claim Privilege
- Comment On or Inference From a Privilege Claim; Instruction
- Competency to Testify in General; “Dead Man’s Rule”
- Need for Personal Knowledge
- Oath or Affirmation to Testify Truthfully
- Interpreter
- Judge’s Competency as a Witness
- Juror’s Competency as a Witness
- Who May Impeach a Witness
- A Witness’s Character for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness
- Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction
- Religious Beliefs or Opinions
- Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence
- Writing Used to Refresh a Witness’s Memory
- Witness’s Prior Statement and Bias or Interest
- Excluding Witnesses
- Producing a Witness’s Statement in Criminal Cases
- Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses
- Testimony by Expert Witnesses
- Bases of an Expert’s Opinion Testimony
- Opinion on an Ultimate Issue
- Disclosing the Underlying Facts or Data and Examining an Expert About Them
- Audit in Civil Cases
- Definitions That Apply to This Article; Exclusions from Hearsay
- The Rule Against Hearsay
- Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—Regardless of Whether the Declarant Is Available as a Witness
- Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—When the Declarant Is Unavailable as a Witness
- Hearsay Within Hearsay
- Attacking and Supporting the Declarant’s Credibility
- Authenticating or Identifying Evidence
- Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating
- Subscribing Witness’s Testimony
- Definitions That Apply to This Article
- Requirement of the Original
- Admissibility of Duplicates
- Admissibility of Other Evidence of Content
- Copies of Public Records to Prove Content
- Summaries to Prove Content
- Testimony or Statement of a Party to Prove Content
- Functions of the Court and Jury
- Translating a Foreign Language Document