Tex. R. Civ. P. 503.3 · Part V. RULES OF PRACTICE IN JUSTICE COURTS
SETTINGS AND NOTICE; POSTPONING TRIAL
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
(a) Settings and Notice. After the defendant answers, the case will be set on a trial docket at the discretion of the judge. The court must send a notice of the date, time, and place of this setting to all parties at their address of record no less than 45 days before the setting date, unless the judge determines that an earlier setting is required in the interest of justice. Reasonable notice of all subsequent settings must be sent to all parties at their addresses of record.
(b) Postponing Trial. A party may file a motion requesting that the trial be postponed. The motion must state why a postponement is necessary. The judge, for good cause, may postpone any trial for a reasonable time.
Source of truth
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- As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
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- https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1463426/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf (PDF pages 259–260)
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