Tex. R. Civ. P. 2 · Part I. GENERAL RULES
SCOPE OF RULES
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
These rules govern the procedure in the justice, county, district, and business courts of the State of Texas in all actions of a civil nature, with such exceptions as may be hereinafter stated.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
Notes and Comments
Comment to 2024 change: Rule 2 is revised to modernize the rule and clarify that the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure govern the procedures in the business court.
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 19)
- Text hash
- sha256 ed82e03e740a0ee41ae6a8cdb7108eee604ce64e51dfc287414dd1978fb42dd9
- Composed by
- compose_tx_rules.py 2026-10-05: two PDF extractors agree character for character after the same chrome removal
Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. R. Civ. P. 2. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
- Tex. R. Civ. P. 176SUBPOENASPrinted as Rules 199.2(b)(2)
- Tex. R. Civ. P. 205DISCOVERY FROM NON-PARTIESPrinted as Rule 196.1(c)(2)
- Tex. R. Civ. P. 501.3DUTIES OF OFFICER OR PERSON RECEIVING CITATION; RETURN OF SERVICEPrinted as Rule 501.2(b)(2)
- Tex. R. Civ. P. 510.20RECORD ON APPEAL; DOCKETING; TRIAL DE NOVOPrinted as Rule 510.19(d)(2)(A)
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