Tex. R. Civ. P. 503.4 · Part V. RULES OF PRACTICE IN JUSTICE COURTS
PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
(a) Conference Set; Notice. If all parties have appeared in a lawsuit, the court, at any party’s request or on its own, may set a case for a pretrial conference. Reasonable notice must be sent to all parties at their addresses of record.
(b) Issues. Appropriate issues for the pretrial conference include:
(1) discovery;
(2) the amendment or clarification of pleadings;
(3) the admission of facts and documents to streamline the trial process;
(4) a limitation on the number of witnesses at trial;
(5) the identification of facts, if any, which are not in dispute between the parties;
(6) mediation or other alternative dispute resolution services;
(7) the possibility of settlement;
(8) trial setting dates that are amenable to the court and all parties;
(9) the appointment of interpreters, if needed;
(10) the application of a Rule of Civil Procedure not in Part V or a Rule of Evidence; and
(11) any other issue that the court deems appropriate.
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 260)
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