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Orders

1940 – original Rules promulgated Oct. 29, 1940, eff. Sept. 1, 1941– 3 Tex. B.J. 525 (1940).

1941 – promulgated March 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1941 – 4 Tex. B.J. 169 (1941).
– promulgated September 20,1941, eff. Dec. 31, 1941 – 4 Tex. B.J. 487 (1941).

1943 – promulgated June 16, 1943, eff. Dec. 31, 1943 -- 6 Tex. B.J. 323 (1943).

1944 – Rule 376a transcript – Jan. 20, 1944.

1946 – promulgated Oct. 10, 1945, eff. Feb. 1, 1946 – 8 Tex. B.J. 532 (1945).

1947 – promulgated Aug. 18, 1947, eff. Dec. 31, 1947 – 10 Tex. B.J. 389 (1947).

1948 – Rule 117a only promulgated May 4, 1948, eff. Oct. 1, 1948 – 11 Tex. B.J. 337 (1948).

1950 – promulgated Oct. 12, 1949, eff. March 1, 1950 – 12 Tex. B.J. 529 (1949).
– Rule 117a only promulgated July 17, 1950, eff. Dec. 1, 1950 – 13 Tex. B.J. 423 (1940).

1952 – promulgated Oct. 10, 1951, eff. March 1, 1952 – 14 Tex. B.J. 633 (1951).

1955 – promulgated July 20, 1954, eff. Jan. 1, 1955 – 17 Tex. B.J. 566 (1954); 8 Sw. L.J. 377 (1954).

1957 – promulgated March 19, 1957, eff. Sept. 1, 1957 – 20 Tex. B.J. 187 (1957).

1961 – promulgated July 26, 1960, eff. Jan. 1, 1961 – 23 Tex. B.J. 619 (1960).

1962 - promulgated April 12, 1962, eff. Sept. 1, 1962 – 25 Tex. B.J. 371 (1962).

1967 – promulgated July 20, 1966, eff. Jan. 1, 1967 – 29 Tex. B.J. 735 (1966).

1971 – promulgated July 21, 1970, eff. Jan. 1, 1971 – 33 Tex. B.J. 703 (1970).

1973 – promulgated Oct. 3, 1972, eff. Feb. 1, 1973 – 35 Tex. B.J. 1037 (1972).

1976 – promulgated July 22, 1975, eff. Jan. 1, 1976 – 38 Tex. B.J. 823 (1975).

1981 – promulgated June 10, 1980, eff. Jan. 1, 1981 – 43 Tex. B.J. 767 (1980).

1982 – promulgated April 15, 1982, eff. Aug. 15, 1982 – 45 Tex. B.J. 789 (1982).

1983 – promulgated June 15, 1983, eff. Sept. 1, 1983 – Copy of order on file.

1984 – promulgated Dec. 5, 1983, eff. April 1, 1984 – 47 Tex. B.J. (Feb. 1984 insert). Rule 108a had typesetting errors, corrected at p.565.

1984 – promulgated April 24, 1984, eff. Oct. 1, 1984 – 47 Tex. B.J. 837 (1984)

1985 – promulgated Dec. 19, 1984, eff. April 1, 1985 – 48 Tex. B.J. 182 (1985).

1986 – promulgated April 10, 1985, eff. Sept. 1, 1986 – 49 Tex. B.J. 599 (1986).

1988 – promulgated July 15, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988 – 50 Tex. B.J. 850 (1987).
– Order to correct and clarify order of July 15, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988, Dec. 16, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988. – Copy of order on file.

1990 – promulgated April 24, 1990, eff. Sept. 1, 1990 – 53 Tex. B.J. 589 (1990).
– Order of April 24 as pertains to Rules 166b.4, 301 & 749a is withdrawn, order of Sept. 4, 1990, retroactively eff. Sept. 1, 1990 – 53 Tex. B.J. 1033 (1990).

1997 – promulgated Aug. 15, 1997, eff. Sept. 1, 1997 – 60 Tex. B.J. 872 (1997).

1999 – promulgated Nov. 9, 1998, eff. Jan. 1, 1999 – 61 Tex. B.J. 1140 (1998).
– Technical corrections, Dec. 31, 1998, eff. Jan. 1, 1999 – 62 Tex. B.J. 115 (1999).

2000 – promulgated Feb. 10, 2000, eff. April 15, 2000 – 63 Tex. B.J. 293 (2000).
– promulgated April 12, 2000, eff. April 15, 2000 – 63 Tex. B.J. 451 (2000).

2003 – Rule 166 only, promulgated Aug. 29, 2003, eff. Sept.1, 2003 – 66 Tex. B.J. 774 (2003).

2004 – promulgated Oct. 9, 2003, eff. Jan. 1, 2004 – 66 Tex. B.J. 900 (2003).

2005– promulgated Oct. 7, 2004, eff. July 1, 2005 – 67 Tex. B.J. 894 (2004) & promulgated Sept. 19, 2005, eff. Dec. 1, 2005 - 68 Tex. B.J. 854 (2005).

2010- Rule 78a, promulgated May 3, 2010, eff. Sept. 1, 2010 - 73Tex. B.J. 476 (2010)

2011
Rules 18a & 18b, ordered July 5, 2011, eff. Aug. 1, 2011 – 74 Tex. B.J. 756 (2011).
Rules 167.4 & 167.7, ordered Sept. 9, 2011, eff. Sept. 1, 2011 (yes 9/1 is not a typo!) - 74 Tex B.J. 848 (2011)
Rules 226A, 281 & 284, order by Mar. 15, 2011, eff. April 1, 2011 – 74 Tex B.J. 316 (2011).

2012
Rule 306 – ordered by Feb. 13, 2012, eff. Mar. 1, 2012 - 75 Tex. B.J. 228 (2012).

2013
Rules 91a, 47, 169, 190 - ordered by Feb. 12, 2012, eff. Mar. 1, 2013 - ___ Tex. B.J. ___ (2013)