District Clerk Rules Procedure in Civil Cases

Pre-trial Special exception shall be considered waived when not timely filed and presented. It is the intention of the courts of Bell County to make full utilization of the pre-trial rules contained in Rule 166, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, and this rule will be strictly conformed to. When counsel for either party fails to appear at the pre-trial after notice to appear, the court may
	Rule on all motions and exceptions in absence of such counsel. Declare any motions or exceptions of such absent party waived. Advance or delay the trial setting according to the convenience of the counsel present. Pass and reset the pretrial.
Counsel at pre-trial shall either be the attorney who expects to try the case, or shall be familiar with the case and as fully authorized to state his party's position on the law and facts, make stipulations and enter into settlement negotiations as trial counsel.
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