Jurisdictions / United States

Texas

Cases

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On the wire

OpinionTX · Oct 23, 2026
In Re Raymond Perez v. the State of Texas CourtListener
OpinionTX · Oct 21, 2026
Brent Laray Tucker v. the State of Texas CourtListener
ReportTX · Sep 28, 2026
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Refuses to Grant Relief to Melissa Lucio, Despite Trial Court’s Finding of Actual Innocence deathpenaltyinfo.org
OpinionTX · Sep 24, 2026
Ex Parte Bradley Thomas v. the State of Texas CourtListener

Where to turn

Appeal courts

Public defenders

Texas Indigent Defense Commission State commission; not itself counsel.
Sixth Amendment Center: Texas Explains how indigent defense is organised in the state.

Innocence organisations

Time to appeal

P. 26.2(a): notice of appeal must be filed "(1) within 30 days after the day sentence is imposed or suspended in open court, or after the day the trial court enters an appealable order; or (2) within 90 days after the day sentence is imposed or suspended in open court if the defendant timely files a motion for new trial."

Check this against the rule, and with a lawyer: read the source

Rules of appeal

What we watch here

CourtListener: criminal post-conviction terms, TX appellate courts