Court Rules Committee

Standing Committee on Court Rules
Rule and Comment Proposals Sent to Texas Supreme Court
Since June 1, 1995

Table of Contents

Section A - June 1995 - May 1996

    1. Rule 63 - Amendment and Responsive Pleadings

    2. Rule 90 - Waiver of Defects in Pleading

    3. Rule 166 - Pre-Trial Conference

    4. Rule 166a - Summary Judgment

    5. Rule 166b - Duty to Supplement

    6. Rule 166d - Disclosure Upon Written Request

    7. Rule 166f - Pre-Trial and Motion Dockets

    8. Rule 166g - Standard Definitions

    9. Rule 167 Discovery and Production of Documents and Things for Inspection, Copying or Photographing

    10. Rule 169 - Request for Admission

    11. Rule 200 - Depositions upon Oral Examination

    12. Rule 204 - Examination, Cross-Examination and Objections(000812-12-21-2011 1-46-36 PM)

    13. Rule 215 - Discovery Violations, Motions, Orders and Sanctions

    14. Summary of Discovery Rule Changes

    15. Unnumbered Rule - Purpose of Pre-Trial and Discovery Rules

Section B - June 1996 - May 1997

    1. Rule 18a - Recusal or Disqualification of Judges

    2. Rule 84 - Damages for Delay in Civil Cases

    3. Rule 121(a)(2)(b) - Mandamus, Prohibition and Injunction in Civil Cases

    4. Rule 166d - Disclosure Upon Written Request

    5. Rule 167 - Discovery and Production of Documents and Things for Inspection, Copying or Photographing

    6. Rule 182(b) - Damages for Delay

    7. Rule 200 - Depositions Upon oral Examination

    8. Rule 226a - Admonitory Instructions to Jury Panel and Jury

    9. Rule 281 - Paper Taken to Jury Room

    10. Rule 528 - Venue Change on Affidavit

Section C - June 1997 - May 1998

    1. Rule 4 - Computation of Time

    2. Rule 21 - Filing and Serving Pleadings and Motions

    3. Rule 86 - Motion to Transfer Venue

    4. Rule 86a - Objections to Multiple Plaintiffs and Intervening Plaintiffs Based Upon Venue

    5. Rule 87 - Determination of Motion to Transfer

    6. Rule 89 - Transferred if Motion is Sustained

    7. Rule 168 - Interrogatories to Parties

    8. Rule 173 - Guardian Ad Litem

    9. Rule 177b - Compelling Appearance of Parties and Production of Documents and Things

    10. Rule 749b - Pauper's Affidavit in Nonpayment of Rent Appeals - June 29th 1998 and October 28th 1997

    11. Rule 749c - Appeal Perfected

    12. Rule 751 - Transcript

Section D - June 1998 - May 1999

    1. Rule 528 - Venue Change on Affidavit

    2. Rule 647 - Notice of Sale of Real Estate

    3. Rule 742 - Service of Citation

Section E - June 1999 - May 2000

    1. Rule 21a - Methods of Service

    2. Rule 76a - Sealing Court Records

    3. Rule 265(g) - Order of Proceedings on Trial by Jury (2)

    4. Rule 320 - Motion for New Trial and Action of Court Thereon

    5. Rule 265(g) - Order of Proceedings on Trial by Jury

Section F - June 2000 - May 2001

    1. Comment 2 to Rule 194

    2. Comment 9 to Rule 190

    3. Rule 21a - Methods of Service

    4. Rule 215 - Abuse of Discovery; Sanctions

Section G - June 2001 - May 2002

    1. Rule 5 - Enlargement of Time

    2. Rule 12 - Attorney to Show Authority

    3. Rule 15 - Writs and Process

    4. Rule 21 - Filing and Serving Pleadings and Motions

    5. Rule 63 - Amendments and Responsive Pleadings

    6. Rule 87 - Determination of Motion to Transfer

    7. Rule 89 - Transferred if Motion is Sustained

    8. Rule 99 - Issuance and Form of Citation

    9. Rule 107 - Return of Service

    10. Rule 114 - Citation by Publication; Requisites

    11. Rule 116 - Service of Citation by Publication

    12. Rule 117a - Citation in Suits for Delinquent Ad Valorem Taxes

    13. Rule 120a - Special Appearance

    14. Rule 122 - Constructive Appearance

    15. Rule 129 - How Costs Collected

    16. Rule 143 - Rule for Costs

    17. Rule 143a - Costs on Appeal to County Court

    18. Rule 165a - Dismissal for Want of Prosecution

    19. Rule 172 - Audit

    20. Rule 193.3(b) - Description of Withheld or Material Information

    21. Rule 194 - Request for Disclosure

    22. Rule 195 - Discovery Regarding Testifying Expert Witnesses

    23. Rule 196 - Request for Production and Inspection

    24. Rule 197 - Interrogatories to Parties

    25. Rule 198 - Requests for Admissions

    26. Rule 199 - Deposition upon Oral Examination

    27. Rule 200 - Depositions Upon Written Questions

    28. Rule 202 - Depositions Before Suit or to Investigate Claims

    29. Rule 203 - Signing, Certification and Use of Oral and Written Depositions

    30. Rule 205 - Discovery from Non-Parties

    31. Rule 216 - Request and Fee for Jury Trial

    32. Rule 237a - Cases Remanded from Federal Court

    33. Rule 296 - Request for Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law

    34. Rule 297 - Time to File Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Laws

    35. Rule 298 - Additional or Amended Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Laws

    36. Rule 306a - Periods to Run from Signing of Judgment

    37. Rule 310 - Writ of Possession

    38. Rule 329 - Motion for New Trial on Judgment following Citation by Publication

    39. Rule 329b - Time for Filing Motions

    40. Rule 330 - Rules of Practice & Procedure in Certain District Court

    41. Letter to Judge Phillips Changing Rule Deadlines

Section H - June 2002 - May 2003

    1. Rule 3a - Local Rules

    2. Rule 5 - Enlargement of Time

    3. Rule 10 - Local Rules

    4. Rule 191.4 - Filing of Discovery Materials

    5. Rule 13 - Effect of Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers; Sanctions

    6. Rule 21b - Sanctions for Failure to Serve or Deliver Copy of Pleadings and Motions

    7. Rule 47 - Claims of Relief

    8. Rule 194.2 - Requests for Disclosure

    9. Rule 190.1 - Discovery Control Plan Required

    10. Rule 528 - Revision-Final Version of Rule 528 - J P Rule, Venue Changed on Affidavit

Section I - June 2003 - May 2004

    1. Rule 21a - Methods of Service

    2. Rule 205 - Discovery from Nonparties

    3. Rule 215.1 - Motion for Sanctions or Order Compelling Discovery

    4. TRCP 166 - Pretrial Conference (Comment)

Section J - June 2004 - May 2005

    1. Rule 8.1(e) - Notice of Bankruptcy

    2. Rule 93 - Certain Pleas to Be Verified

    3. Rule 94 - Affirmative Defenses

    4. Rule 120a (1,2,3) - Special Appearance

    5. Rule 194.7 - Cross-Disclosure Not Required

    6. Rule 199.2 - Procedure for Noticing Oral Deposition

    7. Rule 244 - On Service by Publication

    8. Rule 759 - Judgment Where Defendant Served by Publication

Section K - June 2005 - May 2006

    1. Rule 199.2 - Procedure for Noticing Oral Deposition

    2. Rule 205.2 - Notice (regarding Subpoena)

    3. Rule 244 - On service by Publication

    4. Rule 245 - Assignment of Cases for Trial

    5. Rule 296 - Requests for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

    6. Rule 297 - Time to File Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

    7. Rule 298 - Additional or Amended Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

    8. Rule 299 - Omitted Findings

    9. Rule 299a - Findings of fact to be separately filed and not recited in a Judgment

    10. Rule 759 - Judgment where Defendant served by Publication

Section L - June 2006 - May 2007

    1. Rule 749 - Comment regarding Court's ability to determine Questions of Fact or to Submit Questions to a Jury

Section M - June 2007 - May 2008

    1. Rule 26.1(a) - Time to Perfect Appeal

    2. Rule 52.3 - Form and Contents of Petition

    3. Rule 301 - Judgments

    4. Letter from Chief Justice Jefferson regarding Local Rules Initiative

    5. Tex Civ Prac & Rem Code 171.098 - Appeal (Legislative Recommendation)

Section N - June 2008 - May 2009

    1. Local Rules Initiative

Section O - June 2009 - May 2010

    1. Rule 166a(j) - Summary Judgment (Dual Motions)

Section P - June 2010 - May 2011

    1. Rule 91 - Special Exceptions

    2. Rule 252 - Applications for Continuance

Section Q - June 2011 - May 2012

    1. Rule 13a - Implementation of the Portion of HB 274 that Deals with Lawsuits for which there is No Basis in Law or Fact

    2. Rule 175a - Alternative Proposals Relating to a Challenge of a Trial Court's Jurisdiction

    3. Rules 21, 21a and 21b - Proposal for consolidation of Rules 21, 21a and 21b into single rule

    4. Rule 199.4 - Objections to Time and Place of Oral Deposition

    5. Rule 169a - Mandatory Expedited Suits

    6. Rule 169b - Voluntary Expedited Suits

    7. Rule 190.2 - Discovery Control Plan - Suits Involving $50,000 or less (Level 1)

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