Original appellate rule wording
Operative provisions
The Court will sit en banc to consider the following types of cases:
(a) direct appeals;
(b) cases of discretionary review;
No educational illustration is shown for this provision. Read the original court rule text above; historical notes, where present, are separately identified.
(c) cases in which leave to file was granted under Rule 72;
(d) cases that were docketed under Code of Criminal Procedure articles 11.07 or 11.071;
(e) certified questions; and
(f) rehearings under Rule 79.
Notes and Comments (historical, not operative rule text)
Comment to 1997 change: This is former rule 222. The rule is expanded to include other kinds of cases. Internal procedures of the Court are deleted. Other nonsubstantive changes are made.
Reader text is from the February 6, 2026 court compilation. Historical comments are shown separately.