Any party may file a notice of bankruptcy or otherwise claim an automatic stay of the appeal as provided by federal or state law. The notice must be accompanied by an appropriate form of proof. The appeal will be abated and, for administrative purposes, treated as a closed case. However, the appeal may be reinstated on prompt motion of any party showing the stay has been lifted and specifying what further action, if any, is required from this Court.
Tex. 4th. Ct. App. L. R. 4