PART I – GENERAL RULES

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• Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct
• Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure
• Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
  • PART I – GENERAL RULES
    • [RULE 14a. Repealed effective September 1, 1986]
    • [RULE 8a. Suspended effective December 30, 2003]
    • RULE 1. OBJECTIVE OF RULES
    • RULE 10. WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY
    • RULE 11. AGREEMENTS TO BE IN WRITING
    • RULE 12. ATTORNEY TO SHOW AUTHORITY
    • RULE 13. EFFECT OF SIGNING PLEADINGS, MOTIONS AND OTHER PAPERS; SANCTIONS
    • RULE 14. AFFIDAVIT BY AGENT
    • RULE 14b. RETURN OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF EXHIBITS
    • RULE 14c. DEPOSIT IN LIEU OF SURETY BOND
    • RULE 2. SCOPE OF RULES
    • RULE 3. CONSTRUCTION OF RULES
    • RULE 3a. LOCAL RULES, FORMS, AND STANDING ORDERS
    • RULE 4. COMPUTATION OF TIME
    • RULE 5. ENLARGEMENT OF TIME
    • RULE 6. SUITS COMMENCED ON SUNDAY
    • RULE 7. MAY APPEAR BY ATTORNEY
    • RULE 8. ATTORNEY IN CHARGE
    • RULE 9. NUMBER OF COUNSEL HEARD
  • PART II – RULES OF PRACTICE IN DISTRICT AND COUNTY COURTS
  • PART III – RULES OF PRACTICE IN THE BUSINESS COURT
  • PART IV – RULES OF PRACTICE FOR THE SUPREME COURT [REPEALED]
  • PART V – RULES OF PRACTICE IN JUSTICE COURTS
  • PART VI – RULES RELATING TO ANCILLARY PROCEEDINGS
  • PART VII – RULES RELATING TO SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
  • PART VIII – CLOSING RULES
• Texas Rules of Evidence
• Texas Rules of Judicial Administration