In an order dated October 24, 2024, we informed Garrett that Rule 7 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure allows a person to proceed pro se only to litigate rights on his own behalf, not to litigate rights in a representative capacity, and that only a licensed attorney may appear and represent other parties in the litigation. See Tex. R. Civ. P. 7; Kunstoplast of Am., Inc. v. Formosa Plastics Corp., USA, 937 S.W.2d 455, 456 (Tex. 1996) (although corporate officer could perform the "specific ministerial task of depositing cash with a clerk in lieu of a cost bond," a nonlawyer may not represent a corporation in court); Normel Tech, LLC v. Planview Delaware, LLC, No. 03-22-00461-CV, 2022 WL 16646668, at *1 (Tex. App.-Austin Nov. 3, 2022, no pet.) (per curiam order); Kaminetzky v. Newman, No. 01-10-01113-CV, 2011 WL 6938536, at *2 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 29, 2011, no pet.) (mem. op.); see also Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 81.101-.102 (West 2023) (a person may not practice law on behalf of another unless that person is a member of the state bar); id. §§ 83.001-.006; Jimison v. Mann, 957 S.W.2d 860, 861 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 1997, orig. proceeding) (per curiam).
Tex.R.Civ.P. 7; see, e.g., Normel Tech, LLC v. Planview Delaware, LLC, No. 03-22-00461-CV, 2022 WL 16646668, at *1 (Tex. App.-Austin Nov. 3, 2022, no pet.) (per curiam order); Kaminetzky v. Newman, No. 01-10-01113-CV, 2011 WL 6938536, at *2 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 29, 2011, no pet.)