Docketing Statement

32.1. Civil Cases (j) whether the appeal is from a pretrial order; (k) whether the appeal involves the validity of a statute, ordinance, or rule; Promptly upon filing the notice of appeal in a civil case, the appellant must complete and file in the appellate court the Docketing Statement approved by (l) whether a reporter’s record has been or will be requested, and whether the trial was electronically recorded; 45 (m) the name, mailing address, telephone number, fax number (if any), email address, and Certified Shorthand Reporter number of each court reporter responsible for preparing the reporter’s record; (n) (1) the dates of filing of any motion and affidavit of indigence; (2) the date of any hearing; (3) the date of any order; and (A) stated the grounds for the ruling that the complaining party sought from the trial court with sufficient specificity to make the trial court aware of the complaint, unless the specific grounds were apparent from the context; and (B) complied with the requirements of the Texas Rules of Evidence or the Texas Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure; and (4) whether the motion was granted or (2) the trial court: denied; and (A) ruled on the request, objection, or or expressly either motion, implicitly; or (B) refused to rule on the request, objection, or motion, and the complaining party objected to the refusal. (b) Ruling by Operation of Law. In a civil case, the overruling by operation of law of a motion for new trial or a motion to modify the judgment preserves for appellate review a complaint properly made in the motion, unless taking evidence was necessary to properly present the complaint in the trial court. (c) Formal Exception and Separate Order Not Required. Neither a formal exception to a trial court ruling or order nor a signed, separate order is required to preserve a complaint for appeal. (d) Sufficiency of Evidence Complaints in Civil Nonjury Cases. In a civil nonjury case, a complaint regarding the legal or factual insufficiency of the evidence - including a complaint that the damages found by the court are excessive or inadequate, as distinguished from a complaint that the trial court erred in refusing to amend a fact finding or to make an additional finding of fact - may be made for the first time on appeal in the complaining party’s brief. 33.2. Formal Bills of Exception (o) any other information the appellate court requires. 32.3. Supplemental Statements Any party may file a statement supplementing or correcting the docketing statement. 32.4. Purpose of Statement The docketing statement is for administrative purposes and does not affect the appellate court's jurisdiction. Notes and Comments Comment to 1997 change: The rule is new. Comment to 2023 change: Rule 32.1 is amended to implement Texas Family Code section 56.01(h-1). Comment to 2024 change: Rule 32.1 is amended to remove the list of requirements of what information must be included in the docketing statement in favor of a form approved by the Office of Court Administration.