A public reading room for Texas law
Know the rules.
Understand
the reasoning.
Explore Texas court procedure, constitutional principles, and the cases that bring them into focus. Clear guides. Original sources. Open to everyone.
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The illustrated collection
A clearer way to read the rules.
TRCP 21 · Filing
Filing and serving pleadings and motions
Follow a document from preparation to filing, service and the court record.
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TRCP 21a · Service
Methods of service
Explore how documents are served, when service is complete and how it is proved.
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TRCP 166a · Motions
Summary judgment
Explore motions, responses, hearing deadlines, rulings and evidence under Rule 166a.
Read the guideBeyond the trial court / TRAP
Follow the path
through an appeal.
Start with the record. Move through preservation and briefing. Keep the official appellate rules beside you as you read.
Explore appellate procedure →From the Supreme Court of Texas
A contract. A city.
A question of jurisdiction.
Our first case study follows the Hobby Airport concessions dispute and the Court’s decision to allow jurisdictional discovery.
4 Families of Hobby v. City of Houston · No. 24-0796
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The podcast / By AI PRO SE
The Texas Court Drama.
Courtroom stories and the legal questions behind them.
Listen, then follow the sources.
The idea behind OurSCOTX
The law is worth understanding.
A place to read carefully, follow an argument, and return to the source. Built from OurObjection’s educational collection, with a dedicated focus on learning.
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