Section 11: Trial of Causes
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure – 2026
Rule 237
Appearance Day
Rule 237a
Cases Remanded from Federal Court
Rule 238
Call of Appearance Docket
Rule 239
Judgment by Default
Rule 239a
Notice of Default Judgment
Rule 240
Where Only Some Answer
Rule 241
Assessing Damages on Liquidated Demands
Rule 242
Repealed effective December 31, 1941
Rule 243
Unliquidated Demands
Rule 244
On Service by Publication
Rule 245
Assignment of Cases for Trial
Rule 246
Clerk to Give Notice of Settings
Rule 247
Tried When Set
Rule 248
Jury Cases
Rule 249
Call of Non-jury Docket
Rule 250
Repealed effective December 31, 1941
Rule 251
Continuance
Rule 252
Application for Continuance
Rule 253
Absence of Counsel as Ground for Continuance
Rule 254
Attendance on Legislature
Rule 255
Change of Venue by Consent
Rule 256
Repealed effective September 1, 1941
Rule 257
Granted on Motion
Rule 258
Shall Be Granted
Rule 259
To What County
Rule 260
Repealed effective September 1, 1990
Rule 261
Transcript on Change
Rule 262
Trial by the Court
Rule 263
Agreed Case
Rule 264
Videotape Trial
Rule 265
Order of Proceedings on Trial by Jury
Rule 266
Open and Close - Admission
Rule 267
Witnesses Placed Under Rule
Rule 268
Motion for Instructed Verdict
Rule 269
Argument
Rule 270
Additional Testimony
Rule 271
Charge to the Jury
Rule 272
Requisites
Rule 273
Jury Submissions
Rule 274
Objections and Requests
Rule 275
Charge Read Before Argument
Rule 276
Refusal or Modification
Rule 277
Submission to the Jury
Rule 278
Submission of Questions, Definitions, and Instructions
Rule 279
Omissions from the Charge
Rule 280
Presiding Juror of Jury
Rule 281
Papers Taken to Jury Room
Rule 282
Jury Kept Together
Rule 283
Duty of Officer Attending Jury
Rule 284
Judge to Caution Jury
Rule 285
Jury May Communicate with Court
Rule 286
Jury My Receive Further Instructions
Rule 287
Disagreement as to Evidence
Rule 288
Court Open for Jury
Rule 289
Discharge of Jury
Rule 290
Definition and Substance
Rule 291
Form of Verdict
Rule 292
Verdict by Portion of Original Jury
Rule 293
When the Jury Agree
Rule 294
Polling the Jury
Rule 295
Correction of Verdict
Rule 296
Requests for Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law
Rule 297
Time to Send Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
Rule 298
Additional or Amended Findings of Fact And CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
Rule 299
Omitted Findings
Rule 299a
Findings of Fact to Be Separately Sent and Not Recited IN A JUDGMENT
Rule 300
Court to Render Judgment
Rule 301
Judgments
Rule 302
On Counterclaim
Rule 303
On Counterclaim for Costs
Rule 304
Judgment Upon Record
Rule 305
Proposed Judgment
Rule 306
Recitation of Judgment
Rule 306a
Periods to Run from Signing of Judgment 1.
Rule 306b
Advice of Right to Appeal in Orders Certifying a Child TO STAND TRIAL AS AN ADULT
Rule 306c
Prematurely Filed Documents
Rule 306d
Repealed effective April 1, 1984
Rule 307
Exceptions, Etc., Transcript
Rule 308
Court Shall Enforce Its Decrees
Rule 308a
In Suits Affecting the Parent-child Relationship
Rule 308b
Determining the Enforceability of a Judgment Or ARBITRATION AWARD BASED ON FOREIGN LAW IN CERTAIN SUITS UNDER THE FAMILY CODE
Rule 309
In Foreclosure Proceedings
Rule 310
Writ of Possession
Rule 311
On Appeal from Probate Court
Rule 312
On Appeal from Justice Court
Rule 313
Against Executors, Etc
Rule 314
Confession of Judgment
Rule 315
Remittitur
Rule 316
Correction of Clerical Mistakes in Judgment Record
Rule 320
Motion and Action of Court Thereon
Rule 321
Form
Rule 322
Generality to Be Avoided
Rule 323
Repealed effective January 1, 1978
Rule 324
Prerequisites of Appeal
Rule 325
Repealed effective January 1, 1978
Rule 326
Not More Than Two
Rule 327
For Jury Misconduct
Rule 328
Repealed effective January 1, 1988
Rule 329
Motion for New Trial on Judgment Following Citation BY PUBLICATION
Rule 329a
County Court Cases
Rule 329b
Time for Filing Motions
Rule 330
Rules of Practice and Procedure in Certain District COURTS
Rule 331
Repealed effective January 1, 1988