Tex. R. App. P. 72 · FIVE. PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
Extraordinary Matters
Text — Updated with Amendments Effective February 6, 2026
72.1. Leave to File
A motion for leave to file must accompany an original petition for writ of habeas corpus, mandamus, procedendo, prohibition, certiorari, or other extraordinary writ, or any other motion not otherwise provided for in these rules.
72.2. Disposition
If five judges tentatively believe that the case should be filed and set for submission, the motion for leave will be granted and the case will then be handled and disposed of in accordance with Rule 52.8. If the motion for leave is denied, no motions for rehearing or reconsideration will be entertained. But the Court may, on its own initiative, reconsider a denial of a motion for leave.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
Notes and Comments
Comment to 1997 change: This is former Rule 211. The rule is amended to include all the Court’s jurisdiction of extraordinary matters. Internal procedures of the Court are deleted. Other nonsubstantive changes are made.
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