Third Administrative Judicial Region
Verified judges, local rules, standing orders, and controlling division-assignment orders for Austin County, Bell County, Blanco County, Bosque County, Burnet County, Caldwell County, Colorado County, Comal County, Comanche County, Coryell County, Falls County, Fayette County, Gonzales County, Guadalupe County, Hamilton County, Hays County, Hill County, Lampasas County, Lavaca County, Llano County, McLennan County, Milam County, Navarro County, Robertson County, San Saba County, Travis County, Williamson County — every entry cites its official source with a last-verified date.
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- Administrative Orders48
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- Remote / Zoom Hearings19
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Counties in this circuit
Controlling division-assignment orders
- Williamson County District Courts — Administrative Order: Case Management / Case Assignment Plan for Family Cases
- Guadalupe County Judge — Probate Docket Assignment Notice (uncontested probate matters in the County Court; effective Jan. 1, 2019)eff. January 1, 2019
- Coryell County District Courts Administrative Standing Order — Assignment of Courts and Division of Criminal Caseseff. April 18, 2018
- Coryell County Administrative Standing Order Regarding Filing and Assignment of Civil Caseseff. January 3, 2017
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Search all rules →Guadalupe County Judge — Probate Docket Assignment Notice (uncontested probate matters in the County Court; effective Jan. 1, 2019)
Notice of the Guadalupe County Judge: beginning January 1, 2019 the County Judge handles three kinds of uncontested cases in the County Court (applications to probate a will with letters testamentary or letters of independent administration with will annexed, applications to probate a will as a muniment of title, and small estate affidavits); all other cases are filed and heard in the County Court at Law.
Williamson County Local Rules of Court (2024)
The current local rules of the District Courts and County Courts at Law of Williamson County (2024 edition, superseding the 2012 rules; registered in TOPICs as docs 1913 and 2928). Title I (general rules) sets courtroom decorum and dress, media access, case designation, the presentation of TROs and extraordinary writs to the assigned judge, settings through the court administrators, in-person appearance with virtual or telephonic hearings by leave, four-week vacation designations filed 90 days ahead, conflict priorities under Third Region Rule 7, mandatory attorney e-filing, orders and settlement papers within 30 days with a 10-day objection notice, a certificate for any AI-assisted filing (Exhibit A), dismissal-docket procedures under TRCP 165a, HIPAA qualified protective orders, judicial-bypass ("Jane Doe") procedures, adoption of the Third Region Rules of Administration and posting duties. Title II (family) divides cases 50/50 between the district courts and county courts at law, requires conferral and attempt-to-confer certificates before settings, restricts § 156.006(b)(1) temporary-orders settings to written court order, routes support through the State Disbursement Unit, and makes these rules a Rule 166 standing pre-trial order — proposed property division, support decision and disposition-of-issues forms exchanged the day before hearing, with waiver and Rule 215 sanctions for non-compliance and court-required ADR. Title III (civil) fixes random case distribution and court assignment for garnishments, bills of review, severances and habeas, conferral certificates, an agreed docket control order within 120 days of the last answer, pre-trial hearings in every jury case, TRCP 10 withdrawal procedure and three-day bankruptcy notice. Titles IV–V (criminal, district and county courts at law) govern case distribution and consolidation, capital-case rotation, appointed-counsel lists and fee schedules, attorney-of-record and withdrawal rules, announcement dockets and settings, discovery checklists, probation intake interviews, and — for misdemeanors — pre-trials at least five days before jury trial with motions filed seven days before the pre-trial.
Williamson County Local Rule I.J — Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Court Filings, with the Exhibit A Certificate (2024 Local Rules of Court)
Williamson County's registered generative-AI rule (Local Rules of Court (2024), Rule I.J and Exhibit A): every attorney and self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting must verify the AI-generated information before using it in a submission or proceeding and must sign and attach the Certificate Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence to any filing where AI-generated information is used — certifying compliance with the court's standing order on AI, that all AI-created or AI-contributed content (language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, legal analysis) was verified against traditional non-AI sources, and acknowledging sanctions exposure under the Disciplinary Rules, the Rules of Civil Procedure, CPRC chapter 10, the court's inherent power and contempt. Non-compliance may draw a show-cause order and sanctions. Applies in the District Courts and County Courts at Law of Williamson County.
Coryell County District Courts Administrative Standing Order — Assignment of Courts and Division of Criminal Cases
An administrative standing order of the District Courts of Coryell County (52nd and 440th Judicial Districts) governing grand-jury impanelment and the random assignment and division of criminal cases between the two district courts by the defendant's SID number.
Travis County District Courts Standing Order on the Master Calendar
A standing order of the Travis County Civil and Family District Courts establishing the Master Calendar (managed by the Court Administration Office) for setting hearings in cases not retained under Local Rule 2.6 or 10.2, to make the most efficient use of judicial resources.
13th District Court and Navarro County Court at Law — Joint Administrative Order Regarding Requests for Court-Appointed Attorneys
A joint order of the 13th District Court and the Navarro County Court at Law directing that all requests for court-appointed attorneys (including from magistrates, the jail, juvenile and CPS matters, and the indigent-defense coordinator) be sent directly to the courts via their court coordinators.
Travis County District Courts Local Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules of Decorum
The local rules of civil procedure and rules of decorum of the District Courts of Travis County (amended effective November 15, 2024), governing the organization, filing, setting, management and trial of civil and family cases across 26 chapters.
Standing Order Adopting Local Rules for the District Courts of Hays County
The standing order adopting the Local Rules for the District Courts of Hays County (effective August 21, 2024), pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 3a and Rule 10 of the Rules of Judicial Administration, superseding all previously adopted district-court local rules.
Local Rules for the County Courts at Law of Hays County
The local rules for the County Courts at Law of Hays County (adopted July 29, 2025), governing general provisions, courtroom decorum, attorney vacations, conflicting settings, remote proceedings and testimony by affidavit, interpreters, and the recording, broadcasting or photographing of court proceedings.
Travis County Courts at Law Local Rules of Procedure and Rules of Decorum
The local rules of procedure and rules of decorum for the County Courts at Law of Travis County (adopted November 15, 2022), governing general provisions, jurisdiction, jury selection, and civil-case filing, setting, hearings, virtual/telephonic hearings, electronic submissions, dismissal for want of prosecution, and motions to withdraw.
Local Rules of Court of the District Courts (33rd & 424th) and County Court at Law — Blanco, Burnet, Llano & San Saba Counties
The shared local rules of the 33rd and 424th Judicial District Courts (and the Burnet County Court at Law) serving Blanco, Burnet, Llano and San Saba Counties, governing decorum, family, civil, and criminal practice before the courts (updated January 2023).
Local Rules of Procedure and Rules of Decorum for the Criminal District Courts of Travis County
The local rules of procedure and rules of decorum for the Criminal District Courts of Travis County, governing general provisions (grand jury terms, local administrative judge, court administration, jury selection), docket management (assignment, first appearance, settings), and criminal practice.