TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

1 TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE . Table of Contents SECTION ONE. (c) Where to File. GENERAL PROVISIONS (d) Order of the Court. Rule 1. Scope of RULES ; Local RULES of Courts of Rule 5. Fees in Civil Cases Appeals Rule 6. Representation by Counsel Scope. Lead Counsel Local RULES (a) For Appellant. (a) Promulgation. (b) For a Party Other Than Appellant. (b) Copies. (c) How to Designate. (c) Party's Noncompliance. Appearance of Other Attorneys Rule 2. Suspension of RULES To Whom Communications Sent Rule 3. Definitions; Uniform Terminology Nonrepresentation Notice Definitions (a) In General. (b) Appointed Counsel. Uniform Terminology in Criminal Cases Withdrawal (a) Contents of Motion. Rule 4. Time and Notice Provisions (b) Delivery to Party. (c) If Motion Granted. Computing Time (d) Exception for Substitution of (a) In General. Counsel. (b) Clerk's Office Closed or Inaccessible. Agreements of Parties or Counsel No Notice of Trial Court's Judgment Rule 7.

2 Substituting Parties in Civil Case (a) Additional Time to File Documents. Parties Who Are Not Public Officers (1) In general. (a) Death of a Party. (2) Exception for restricted appeal. (1) Civil Cases. (b) PROCEDURE to Gain Additional Time. (2) Criminal Cases. (c) The Court's Order. (b) Substitution for Other Reasons. Periods Affected by Modified Public Officers Judgment in Civil Case (a) Automatic Substitution of Officer. (a) During Plenary-Power Period. (b) Abatement. (b) After Plenary Power Expires. Rule 8. Bankruptcy in Civil Cases Periods Affected When Process Served by Publication Notice of Bankruptcy No Notice of Judgment or Order of Effect of Bankruptcy APPELLATE Court; Effect on Time to File Certain Documents Motion to Reinstate or Sever Appeal (a) Additional Time to File Documents. Suspended by Bankruptcy (b) PROCEDURE to Gain Additional Time. (a) Motion to Reinstate. i (b) Motion to Sever. Civil Cases (a) Sensitive Data Defined. Rule 9.

3 Documents Generally (b) Filing of Documents Containing Sensitive Data Prohibited. Signing (c) Redaction of Sensitive Data;. (a) Represented Parties. Retention Required. (b) Unrepresented Parties. (d) Notice to Clerk. (c) Electronic Signatures. (e) Restriction on Remote Access. Filing Privacy Protection for Documents Filed in (a) With Whom. Criminal Cases (b) Filing by Mail. (a) Sensitive Data Defined. (1) Timely Filing. (b) Redacted Filings. (2) Proof of Mailing. (c) Exemptions from the Redaction (c) Electronic Filing. Requirement. (d) Redaction Procedures. Number of Copies; Electronic Copies (e) Certification. (a) Courts of Appeals. (f) Reference List. (b) Supreme Court and Court of (g) Sealed materials. Criminal Appeals. (h) Waiver of Protection of Identifiers. (c) Exception for Record. Rule 10. Motions in the APPELLATE Courts Form (a) Printing. Contents of Motions; Response (b) Paper Type and Size. (a) Motion. (c) Margins. (b) Response. (d) Spacing.

4 (e) Typeface. Evidence on Motions (f) Binding and Covering. (g) Contents of Cover. Determining Motions (h) Appendix. (a) Time for Determination. (i) Length. (b) Reconsideration. (j) Electronically Filed Documents. (k) Nonconforming Documents. Power of Panel or Single Justice or Judge to Entertain Motions Service (a) Single Justice. (a) Service of All Documents Required. (b) Panel. (b) Manner of Service. (c) When complete. Particular Motions (d) Proof of Service. (a) Motions Relating to Informalities in (e) Certificate Requirements. the Record. (b) Motions to Extend Time. Communications with the Court (1) Contents of Motion in General. (2) Contents of Motion to Extend Adoption by Reference Time to File Notice of Appeal. (3) Contents of Motion to Extend Protection of Minor's Identity in Time to File Petition for Parental-Rights Termination Cases Review or Petition for and Juvenile Court Cases Discretionary Review. (c) Motions to Postpone Argument. (a) Alias Defined.

5 (b) Parental-Rights Termination Cases. Rule 11. Amicus Curiae Briefs (c) Juvenile Court Cases. (d) No Alteration of APPELLATE Record. Rule 12. Duties of APPELLATE Clerk Privacy Protection for Documents Filed in Docketing the Case ii Docket Numbers Appearance Without Service; Actual (a) Numbering System. Knowledge (b) Numbering Order. (c) Multiple Notices of Appeal. Rule 16. Disqualification or Recusal of APPELLATE (d) Appeals Not Yet Filed. Judges Custody of Papers Grounds for Disqualification Withdrawing Papers Grounds for Recusal Clerk's Duty to Account PROCEDURE for Recusal (a) Motion. Notices of Court's Judgments and (b) Decision. Orders (c) Appeal. Rule 13. Court Reporters and Court Recorders Rule 17. Court of Appeals Unable to Take Immediate Action Duties of Court Reporters and Recorders Inability to Act Additional Duties of Court Recorder Nearest Available Court of Appeals Priorities of Reporters Further Proceedings Report of Reporters Rule 18.

6 Mandate Appointing Deputy Reporter Issuance (a) In the Court of Appeals. Filing of Notes in a Criminal Case (b) In the Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals. Rule 14. Recording and Broadcasting Court (c) Agreement to Issue. Proceedings Stay of Mandate Recording and Broadcasting Permitted Trial Court Case Number PROCEDURE Filing of Mandate (a) Request to cover Court proceeding. (b) Response. Costs (c) Court May Shorten Time. (d) Decision of Court. Mandate in Accelerated Appeals Equipment and Personnel Recall of Mandate Enforcement Rule 19. Plenary Power of the Courts of Appeals and Expiration of Term Rule 15. Issuance of Writ or Process by APPELLATE Court Plenary Power of Courts of Appeals In General Plenary Power Continues After (a) Signature Under Seal. Petition Filed (b) To Whom Directed; by Whom Served. Proceedings After Plenary Power (c) Return; Lack of Execution; Expires Simultaneous Writs. iii Expiration of Term Time to File Motion Rule 20.

7 When Party is Indigent Court's Ruling (a) Time to Rule; Form of Ruling. Civil Cases (b) Failure to Rule. (a) Costs Defined. (b) When a Statement Was Filed in the Effect of Denying Trial Court. (1) General Rule; status in Trial Effect of Granting Court Carries Forward. (a) Defendant Restored. (2) Establishing the Right to (b) Defendant Discharged or Proceed Under the General Remanded. Rule. (3) Exception; Material Change in Rule 23. Nunc Pro Tunc Proceedings in Criminal Circumstances. Cases (c) When No Statement Was Filed in the Trial Court. Judgment and Sentence Criminal Cases Credit on Sentence SECTION TWO. APPEALS FROM TRIAL Rule 24. Suspension of Enforcement of Judgment COURT JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS Pending Appeal in Civil Cases Rule 21. New Trials in Criminal Cases Suspension of Enforcement (a) Methods. Definitions (b) Bonds. (a) New Trial. (c) Deposit in Lieu of Bond. (b) New Trial on Punishment. (1) Types of Deposits. (2) Amount of Deposit. When Motion for New Trial Required (3) Clerk's Duties; Interest.

8 (d) Conditions of Liability. Grounds (e) Orders of Trial Court. (f) Effect of Supersedeas. Time to File and Amend Motion (a) To file. Amount of Bond, Deposit, or Security (b) To Amend. (a) Type of Judgment. (1) For Recovery of Money. State May Controvert; Effect (2) For Recovery of Property. (3) Other Judgment. Time to Present (4) Conservatorship or Custody. (5) For a Governmental Entity. Types of Evidence Allowed at Hearing (b) Lesser Amount. (c) Determination of Net Worth. Court's Ruling (1) Judgment Debtor's Affidavit (a) Time to Rule. Required; Contents; Prima (b) Ruling. Facie Evidence. (c) Failure to Rule. (2) Contest; Discovery. (3) Hearing; Burden of Proof;. Granting a New Trial Findings; Additional Security. (d) Injunction. Rule 22. Arrest of Judgment in Criminal Cases Continuing Trial Court Jurisdiction;. Definition Duties of Judgment Debtor (a) Continuing Jurisdiction. Grounds (b) Duties of Judgment Debtor. iv APPELLATE Review (a) Motions; Review.

9 Accelerated Appeals (b) Grounds of Review. (a) Types of Accelerated Appeals. (c) Temporary Orders. (b) Perfection of Accelerated Appeal. (d) Action by APPELLATE Court. (c) Appeals of Interlocutory Orders. (e) Effect of Ruling. (d) Quo Warranto Appeals. (e) Record and Briefs. Rule 25. Perfecting Appeal Agreed Interlocutory Appeals in Civil Civil Cases. Cases (a) Notice of Appeal. (a) Perfecting Appeal. (b) Jurisdiction of APPELLATE Court. (b) Other Requirements. (c) Who Must File Notice. (c) Contents of Notice. (d) Contents of Notice. (d) Determination of Jurisdiction. (e) Service of Notice. (e) Record; Briefs. (f) Clerk's Duties. (f) No Automatic Stay of Proceedings (g) Amending the Notice. in Trial Court. (h) Enforcement of Judgment Not Suspended by Appeal. Permissive Appeals in Civil Cases. (a) Petition Required. Criminal Cases (b) Where Filed. (a) Rights to Appeal. (c) When Filed. (1) Of the State. (d) Extension of Time to File Petition. (2) Of the Defendant.

10 (e) Contents. (b) Perfection of Appeal. (f) Response; Reply; Cross-Petition;. (c) Form and Sufficiency of Notice. Time for Filing. (d) Certification of Defendant's Right of (g) Length of Petition, Cross-Petition, Appeal. Response, and Reply. (e) Clerk's Duties. (h) Service. (f) Amending the Notice. (i) Docketing Statement. (g) Effect of Appeal. (j) Time for Determination. (h) Advice of Right of Appeal. (k) When Petition Granted. Rule 26. Time to Perfect Appeal Accelerated Appeals in Parental Termination and Child Protection Civil Cases Cases (a) Application and Definitions. Criminal Cases (b) APPELLATE Record. (a) By the Defendant. (c) Remand for New Trial. (b) By the State. Rule 29. Orders Pending Interlocutory Appeal in Extension of Time Civil Cases Rule 27. Premature Filings Effect of Appeal Prematurely Filed Notice of Appeal Security (a) Civil Cases. (b) Criminal Cases. Temporary Orders of APPELLATE Court Other Premature Actions Enforcement of Temporary Orders If Appealed Order Modified or Further Proceedings in Trial Court Vacated Review of Further Orders Rule 28.