Tex. R. Civ. P. 245 · A. Appearance and Procedure
ASSIGNMENT OF CASES FOR TRIAL
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
The court may set contested cases on written request of any party, or on the court's own motion, with reasonable notice of not less than forty-five days to the parties of a first setting for trial, or by agreement of the parties; provided, however, that when a case previously has been set for trial, the Court may reset said contested case to a later date on any reasonable notice to the parties or by agreement of the parties. Non-contested cases may be tried or disposed of at any time whether set or not, and may be set at any time for any other time.
A request for trial setting constitutes a representation that the requesting party reasonably and in good faith expects to be ready for trial by the date requested, but no additional representation concerning the completion of pretrial proceedings or of current readiness for trial shall be required in order to obtain a trial setting in a contested case.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
Notes and Comments
Comment to 1990 change: First paragraph, to harmonize a first time nonjury setting with the time for jury demand, and to set a more realistic notice for trial. Second paragraph, to standardize the readiness requirement to obtain a trial setting.
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 203)
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- 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
- Local Rules of Practice for the District Courts, Associate Courts and County Courts at Law of Taylor County (approved October 20, 2023)
- First Trial Setting: 45 Days' Notice — Tex. R. Civ. P. 245
- First Trial Setting: 45 Days' Notice — Tex. R. Civ. P. 245
- Rules of the Fifth Administrative Judicial Region of Texas (adopted March 9, 1979) — the regional rules of administration on the registry (TOPICs 322)
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