Tex. R. Civ. P. 282 · E. Case to the Jury
JURY KEPT TOGETHER
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
The jury may either decide a case in court or retire for deliberation. If they retire, they shall be kept together in some convenient place, under the charge of an officer, until they agree upon a verdict or are discharged by the court; but the court in its discretion may permit them to separate temporarily for the night and at their meals, and for other proper purposes.
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 214)
- Text hash
- sha256 a5de172da03577744be3f2cd9c036708018810bdb4e75db185d3bf240fb83f06
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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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