The Texas Supreme Court posts Administrative Orders to allow ready access by the public and lawyers across the state.
Administrative orders include orders for the publication and adoption of statewide rules; orders approving local rules; appointments to judicial boards, commissions, and task forces; attorney resignation orders; orders transferring appellate cases; judicial appointments to State Bar disciplinary actions; and other administrative orders.
The administrative orders from 1990-2001 were collected and posted to this website through a joint initiative of the Supreme Court of Texas and the Office of Court Administration, made possible through a grant from the Texas Bar Foundation.
Recently Released
| Order # | Title | Released |
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| Repeal of Current Texas Rule of Evidence 412 and Adoption of New Texas Rule of Evidence 412 (Joint Order, Court of Criminal Appeals Misc. Docket No. 25-005) | 08/29/2025 |
| Order Approving Amendments to Rule 23 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas, Article XIV of the State Bar Rules, Rule 3.4 of the Rules of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission | 08/29/2025 |
| Preliminary Approval of Amendments to Texas Rule of Judicial Administration 12.5 | 08/29/2025 |
| Preliminary Approval of Amendments to the Procedural Rules for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Now Titled the Disciplinary Rules for Judges and Judicial Candidates | 08/29/2025 |
| Final Approval of Amendments to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 201 | 08/29/2025 |
| Preliminary Approval of New Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 31.8 (Joint Order, Court of Criminal Appeals Misc. Docket No. 25-007) | 08/29/2025 |
| Reappointment of Public Members to the Commission for Lawyer Discipline | 08/29/2025 |
| Reappointments to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals | 08/29/2025 |
| Approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget for the Board of Law Examiners | 08/29/2025 |
| Approval of Supplemental Grant Award for Basic Civil Legal Services for Veterans (BCLSVET) for September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2025 | 08/29/2025 |
| Appointments to the Judicial Committee on Information Technology | 08/29/2025 |
| Approval Grant Awards for Basic Civil Legal Services (BCLS) Funds for September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026 | 08/29/2025 |
| Approval of Grant Awards for Crime Victims Civil Legal Services (CVCLS) for September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026 | 08/29/2025 |
| Approval of Supplemental Grant Awards for Crime Victims Civil Legal Services (CVCLS) for September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025 | 08/29/2025 |
| Order Amending Rule 18 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas | 08/29/2025 |
Rules Advisories
Administrative Orders by Year