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Texas Rules of Civil Procedure

Cited as Tex. R. Civ. P. · 633 rules

The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure govern how civil cases proceed in the state’s district, county, justice, and business courts. Browse the full set below, organized by part. Plain-English summaries, FAQs, and full rule text are being added rule by rule.

Source: Texas Judicial Branch (txcourts.gov) · Promulgated by the Supreme Court of Texas · Current through March 1, 2026 · Official source

Part I. General Rules

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

The rules formerly in this part have been repealed or moved to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure; the part remains only as a heading.

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 numbers its rules in parts, and the numbering is not continuous. Many numbers belong to rules that have been repealed or reserved; consistent with the official compilation, those numbers are omitted here. Part IV (practice for the Supreme Court) appears as a heading only, because its former rules have been repealed or moved to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.