TX · rules
Tex. R. App. P. 57.5
Direct Appeal Exclusive While Pending
If a direct appeal to the Supreme Court is filed, the
parties to the appeal must not, while that appeal is
pending, pursue an appeal to the court of appeals. But
if the direct appeal is dismissed, any party may pursue
any other appeal available at the time when the direct
appeal was filed. The other appeal must be perfected
within 15 days after dismissal of the direct appeal or
the date of the Supreme Court’s ruling on a timely filed
motion for rehearing.
History
Notes and Comments Comment to 1997 change: This is former Rule 140. The rule is amended without substantive change except subdivision 57.5 is amended to make clear that no party to the direct appeal may pursue the appeal in the court of appeals while the direct appeal is pending, but allowing 10 days to perfect a subsequent appeal.
Provenance
- Source
- txcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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