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Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure · February 6, 2026 edition

Rule 63 — OPINIONS; COPY OF OPINION AND JUDGMENT TO INTERESTED PARTIES AND OTHER COURTS

Read the original court rule and its historical notes. Illustrations, where shown, are educational explanations of the rule.

Original appellate rule wording

Operative provisions

The Supreme Court will hand down a written opinion in all cases in which it renders a judgment. The clerk will send a copy of the opinion and judgment to the court of appeals clerk, the trial court clerk, the regional administrative judge, and all parties to the appeal.

No educational illustration is shown for this provision. Read the original court rule text above; historical notes, where present, are separately identified.

Notes and Comments (historical, not operative rule text)

Comment to 1997 change: This is former Rule 181 with changes.

Reader text is from the February 6, 2026 court compilation. Historical comments are shown separately.