(a)  Title.

The Rules that follow are adopted as the Local Rules to govern procedure of the Bankruptcy Court
until further order, and shall be cited as the “Bankruptcy Local Rules” or “L. Rule.”

(b)  Scope and Effective Date of Rules.

      (1)   These Rules supplement or, as permitted, modify the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure,
             and shall be construed consistently with those Rules to promote the just, efficient, and economical
             determination of every action and proceeding.

      (2)   On motion or on the Court’s own initiative, a judge may waive the provisions of these Rules
             in any case for the convenience of the parties or in the interest of justice. The Appendices may be
             supplemented or modified from time to time.

      (3)   These Rules shall govern all actions and proceedings pending or commenced after the effective
             date cited in the standing order adopting the changes to the local rules.

(c)   Adoption of Certain Local Rules of the United States District Court.

The Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas shall not
apply to any proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court, except as hereinafter adopted. In
the event of a conflict between the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Western
District of Texas and these Rules, these Rules shall control.

(d)  Definitions.

The Bankruptcy Code and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure definitions of words and phrases and
rules of construction govern their use in these Rules. In addition, the following words and phrases
used in these local rules have the meanings indicated.

      (1)   “Bankruptcy Court” or “Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas.

      (2)   “Clerk” means the United States Bankruptcy Clerk for the Western District of Texas.

      (3)   “District Court” shall mean the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

      (4)   “Court” and “Judge” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Court and bankruptcy judge,
             except when a matter is pending before a District Court Judge.

      (5)   “Trustee” or “trustee” shall mean the trustee appointed in a chapter 7, 11, 12 or 13 case,
             except where specifically designated as “U.S. trustee.”

      (6)   The Local Rules of the United States District Court shall be referenced as “District Court Local Rules.”

      (7)   The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure shall be referenced as “FRBP”, and the Federal
             Rules of Civil Procedure shall be referenced as “FRCP.”

(e)  Reference.

See the Standing Order of Reference on the Court’s website at:
https://www.txwb.uscourts.gov/district-court-standing-orders-affecting-bankruptcy-court.

(f)  Standards of Conduct.

The provisions of Rules AT-4 and AT-5 of the District Court Local Rules, which govern Standards of
Professional Conduct, are adopted.

(g)  Standing Orders.

      (1)   Standing orders of the Bankruptcy Court apply to practice before and procedures
              in the Bankruptcy Court for this District. These orders may be modified from time to time and are
             available at each divisional office and at the Court’s website at:
             https://www.txwb.uscourts.gov/standing-orders.

      (2)   In the event of a conflict between a standing order of this Court and these Rules, the
             standing order shall prevail.

(h)  Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Provisions.

      (1)   The Court on its own motion or upon the motion of any party or party in interest may order
              parties to participate in mediation and may order the parties to bear expenses in such proportion
              as the Court finds appropriate.

      (2)  The ADR provisions found at Appendix L-1001-1-h are adopted.

(i)  Court’s Website.

The most current local rules and their appendices, standing orders, and forms may be found on the
Court’s official website at: https://www.txwb.uscourts.gov.