Rule 10 - CONFLICTING ENGAGEMENTS(a) Attorney already in trial in another court:(1) When informed that an attorney is presently in trial, the court will determine where and when assigned. This information will be verified upon request of opposing counsel. The case will be placed on "hold" or reset, depending on when the attorney will be released.(2) If the attorney is not actually in trial as represented by the attorney or the attorney's agent, the case will be tried without further notice.(b) Attorney assigned to two courts for the same date:(1) It is the duty of an attorney to call the affected judges' attention to all dual settings as soon as they are known. Any motion for continuance on the ground that an attorney is set for trial or other hearing in two or more courts on the same date shall be filed in all affected courts and shall contain case identifying information as to all conflicting settings.(2) Insofar as practicable, judges should attempt to agree on which case has priority; otherwise, the following priorities shall be observed by the judges of the respective courts: (II) Cases given preference by statute.(III) Preferentially set cases.(IV) Case set at earliest date.(V) Case with earliest filing date.(VI) Courts in multi-judge counties should yield to courts in rural counties in all other instances of conflicting settings.(3) In t he event the affected judges cannot agree on which case has priority under this rule, the priority shall be decided by the Local Administrative Judge if the cases are pending in the same county, or the Presiding Judge of the Ninth Administrative Judicial Region in all other cases.Tex. 9th. Admin. Reg. R. 10