Provided here is a list of docketed requests and their status.
Note: Please review past meeting material on the Participate page to review the detailed background on initiated rules.
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View Supreme Court of Texas Order Adopting Rule Amendments on August 27, 2024.
INITIATED
Rule |
Timeline | Published Proposal |
Public Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investigation and Determination of Just Cause (Initiated December 3, 2025) |
Timeline | Published
Proposal |
Public Comments |
| Limitations, Rules, and Exceptions (Initiated December 3, 2025) |
Timeline | Published Proposal | |
| Orders From Other Jurisdictions (Initiated April 1, 2026) |
Timeline | Published Proposals | |
| Effect of Time Limitations (Initiated April 1, 2026) |
Timeline | Published Proposal |
APPROVED BY BOARD
Rule |
Timeline | Published Proposal |
Board Submission |
Public Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definitions: "Discretionary Referral" (Initiated March 5, 2025) |
Timeline | Published Proposal |
Board Submission | |
| Classification of Grievances (Initiated April 2, 2025) |
Timeline | Published Proposal |
Board Submissions | Public Comments |
Rejected by Board
Rule |
Timeline | Published Proposal |
Board Submission (including recommended version) |
Additional Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Returned by Board for Additional Consideration
Rule |
Timeline | Published Proposal |
Board Submission (including recommended version) |
Additional Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
