Tex. R. Civ. P. 253 · B. Continuance and Change of Venue
ABSENCE OF COUNSEL AS GROUND FOR CONTINUANCE
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Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
Except as provided elsewhere in these rules, absence of counsel will not be good cause for a continuance or postponement of the cause when called for trial, except it be allowed in the discretion of the court, upon cause shown or upon matters within the knowledge or information of the judge to be stated on the record.
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 205)
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- compose_tx_rules.py 2026-10-05: two PDF extractors agree character for character after the same chrome removal
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