TX · rules
Tex. R. App. P. 17.2
Nearest Available Court of Appeals
If a court of appeals is unable to take immediate
action, the nearest court of appeals that is able to take
immediate action may do so with the same effect as
the other court. The nearest court of appeals is the one
whose courthouse is nearest — measured by a straight
line — the courthouse of the trial court.
History
Notes and Comments Comment to 1997 change: This is former Rule 16. The rule is rewritten and simplified.
Provenance
- Source
- txcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
993398f5e16ab469ecd831a160c6d678d86785acd096488f3a17ea794145089c
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