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Historical Texas Court Rules and Intent

This guide provides information on resources to locate historical Texas Court rules at the state, federal and local level, as well as resources to research the rulemakers' intent.

State Rules

Sources to locate versions of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Texas Rules of Evidence

Historical Texas Court Rules

Historical Compilations of Texas Court Rules

Historical Texas Court Rules

1941-current — Texas Rules Project
Historical versions of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Compiled by the South Texas College of Law Library.
1955-current — Vernon's Texas Rules Annotated
Annotated, annually updated edition.
1957-1981 — West's Unannotated Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
Pamphlet edition, produced irregularly.
1982-1984 — Texas Rules of Court : State and Federal
Unannotated annual edition, published by West.
1986-current — Texas Rules of Court : State
Unannotated annual edition, published by West/Thomson-Reuters.
2007-current — Texas Rules of Evidence Handbook
Annual volume published by Jones McClure.

Current Texas Court Rules

Current Texas Rules & Standards
Current statewide court rules are available from the Office of Court Administration's website.
Texas Annotated Court Rules : State Courts
This e-book provides an annotated version of the current Texas Court Rules. It is updated annually.

Last Updated: Sep 26, 2022 12:11 PM
URL: https://guides.sll.texas.gov/historical-texas-court-rules
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Subjects: Civil procedure, Courts

Tags: historical research