Tex. R. Civ. P. 57 · A. General
SIGNING OF PLEADINGS
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
Every pleading of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in his individual name, with his State Bar of Texas identification number, address, telephone number, email address, and if available, fax number. A party not represented by an attorney shall sign his pleadings, state his address, telephone number, email address, and, if available, fax number.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
Notes and Comments
Comment to 1990 change: To supply attorney telecopier information with other identifying information on pleadings. Documents telephonically transferred are permitted to be filed under changes in Rule 45.
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 56)
- Text hash
- sha256 7e3151de20c0d5f4cae661d9bda45f46b8808d22b45e743ddfbeb8e6004a314e
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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
- Madison County Local Rules of the District Courts
- Local Rules for Probate Courts Number One and Number Two of Travis County
- Ninth (9th) Court of Appeals — Statewide E-Filing Rules
- Walker County Local Rules of the District Courts
- Denton County — Uniform Rules of Court for the District and Statutory County Courts (Local Rules, eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
- Tarrant County Probate Courts — Court Rules for E-Filing (Uniform Standing Order No. 14-AF00014-1 and 2; eff. Oct. 1, 2014)
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Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
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