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W.D. Tex. Rule CR-1
Scope And Applicability Of Rules
(a) Scope. These rules apply in all criminal proceedings before the district and magistrate judges of the Western District of Texas.
(b) Applicability
(1) Conflicts with Other Laws or Rules. To the extent any of these rules conflict with a law of the United States, or an applicable rule of the Supreme Court of the
United States or the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the rule must not apply.
(2) Waiver of Rules. Any judge of this court may waive a requirement of any of these rules when it is in the interest of justice.
(3) Absence of Rule. When no specific rule governs a procedural matter, the judge may prescribe the procedure for that case.
(c) Citation. These rules may be cited as the Western District of Texas Rules.
Provenance
- Source
- www.txwd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
- Content hash
6822486daa2e518996679b7acd21c1ccacc335f782b23458ae9320b6d10c7a7b
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