On June 7, 2016, the Northern District of Texas entered Special Order No. 2-87 (available here), which amends Local Rule 5.4 and adopts Local Rule 7.5.
The amended Local Rule 5.4 provides that “[a] prisoner application, motion, or petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, § 2254, or § 2255 must be filed in accordance with the current miscellaneous order establishing procedures for such applications, motions, or petitions.”
The new Local Rule 7.5 provides for certain page limits in death penalty habeas cases.
These local rules become effective on September 1, 2016.