Tex. R. Civ. P. 11 · Part I. GENERAL RULES
AGREEMENTS TO BE IN WRITING
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
Unless otherwise provided in these rules, no agreement between attorneys or parties touching any suit pending will be enforced unless it be in writing, signed and filed with the papers as part of the record, or unless it be made in open court and entered of record.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
Notes and Comments
Comment to 1988 change: The amendment makes it clear that Rule 11 is subject to modification by any other Rule of Civil Procedure.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
- Official file
- https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1463426/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf (PDF pages 22)
- Text hash
- sha256 f225f24608a669566d40f6068f872838c50e01db5a74c8a9e1eb3e8a3ba5cb0e
- Composed by
- compose_tx_rules.py 2026-10-05: two PDF extractors agree character for character after the same chrome removal
BenchPath cards that rely on this text
- Rules of Practice — 271st Judicial District Court (Wise & Jack) and Wise County Courts at Law Nos. 1 & 2
- 271st Judicial District Court (Jack County) — Rules of Practice
- County Court at Law Standing Criminal Pre-Trial Order (Wise CCL Nos. 1 & 2)
- Civil Cases Local Rules — Trial Settings and Docket Management, District Courts and County Court at Law of Gregg County (adopted September 23, 2002; effective January 1, 2003)
- Cooke County Court at Law — Local Rules of Practice
Cited by 8 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. R. Civ. P. 11. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Estates Code
Family Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 6.602MEDIATION PROCEDURES.Printed as Rule 11, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
- Tex. Fam. Code § 6.604INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE.Printed as Rule 11, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
- Tex. Fam. Code § 15.105EFFECT OF WRITTEN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.Printed as Rule 11, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
- Tex. Fam. Code § 153.0071ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.Printed as Rule 11, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
- Tex. Fam. Code § 153.6082REPORT OF JOINT PROPOSAL OR STATEMENT OF INTENT; AGREEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.Printed as Rule 11, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.