Tex. R. App. P. 2 · ONE. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Suspension of Rule
Text — Updated with Amendments Effective February 6, 2026
On a party's motion or on its own initiative an appellate court may — to expedite a decision or for other good cause — suspend a rule's operation in a particular case and order a different procedure; but a court must not construe this rule to suspend any provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure or to alter the time for perfecting an appeal in a civil case.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
Notes and Comments
Comment to 1997 change: Former subdivision (a) regarding appellate court jurisdiction is deleted. The power to suspend rules is extended to civil cases. Other nonsubstantive changes are made.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Updated with Amendments Effective February 6, 2026
- Official file
- https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1463134/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure-02062026.pdf (PDF pages 15)
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