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Court rules library

The rules your court follows

Official sources only. Read the rule yourself — and ask the clerk which local rules and standing orders apply to your court.

Texas Rules of Civil Procedure

How civil and family cases move: filing, service, answers, motions, discovery, trial and post-judgment deadlines.

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Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure

Appeals: notices of appeal, deadlines, the record and briefs.

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Texas Rules of Evidence

What the court can consider as proof, and how to offer it.

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Texas Family Code

Divorce, custody (conservatorship), possession, child support and associate judges.

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Texas statutes (all codes)

Official text of every Texas code, including the Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

Link checked 2026-11-08

TexasLawHelp.org — free forms and guides

Free court forms and plain-language guides from Texas legal aid organizations.

Link checked 2026-11-08

Local rules and standing orders. Each county and many individual courts also have LOCAL RULES and standing orders (for example, how to set a hearing or what must be filed before a family case). Ask the district clerk or the court coordinator for your court’s local rules and standing orders, or look on your county’s district clerk or district courts website. Judges can also have their own procedures — check before your first hearing.