Brazos County
Second Administrative Judicial Region (Region 2) · official region site ✓ · County seat: Bryan
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Brazos County Courts at Law — Administrative Order 2026-1 (Court Investigator in All Guardianship Matters)
Administrative Order 2026-1 appoints a Court Investigator in ALL guardianship matters pending in the Brazos County Courts at Law to investigate the condition and circumstances of every ward/proposed ward: the investigator provides the order and applicable pleadings to the ward and meets with them, investigates whether the person is incapacitated and whether a guardianship is necessary; the ward may petition to set aside the appointment (Estates Code sec. 1102.001(b)(1)) where an Information Letter is on file; and (Estates Code sec. 1054.152(3) + HIPAA 45 CFR 164.512(e)(1)(i)) any covered entity must give the investigator complete, immediate access to the ward’s protected health information.
Brazos County Courts at Law — Administrative Order 2024-A (Immigration Admonishment)
Administrative Order 2024-A of the Brazos County Courts at Law establishing the court’s immigration-consequences admonishment practice for defendants entering pleas (the admonishment that a plea may carry immigration consequences such as deportation, exclusion from admission, or denial of naturalization), provided in the required form/languages.
Brazos County Local Rules of Administration (adopted June 28, 2023; eff. July 11, 2023)
The Brazos County Local Rules of Administration (adopted June 28, 2023, effective July 11, 2023) — the county-wide master local rules governing the district courts and county courts at law: court administration, case assignment and transfer, settings and dockets, motion and hearing practice, and the courts’ general procedural requirements.
Brazos County Standing Order Regarding the Child, Property and Conduct of the Parties
The Brazos County family standing order (effective September 1, 2017; current 2025 registration), self-executing in every divorce and SAPCR: binding on the parties, their agents/attorneys, and anyone acting in concert with notice, and enforceable by contempt. It protects the children (no removal/disruption, no disparagement), the parties’ property (no dissipation/transfer to defeat a just division), and conduct (no threats/harassment), with the standard authorizations.
Brazos County Courts at Law — Administrative Order 2017-3 (Electronic Filing of Civil Documents)
Administrative Order 2017-3 of the Brazos County Courts at Law No. 1 and No. 2: effective June 1, 2017, ALL documents filed in any civil case (including setting, reset, and continuance requests) must be e-filed with the clerk’s office where the case is pending — any request submitted directly to the court is not acted on — and every request for hearing must have a setting request filed with it (forwarded from the clerk to the court to be set).
Brazos County Courts at Law — Standards for Court Approval of Attorney Fee Petitions in Probate and Guardianship Cases
The Brazos County Courts at Law standards for approving attorney fee petitions in probate and guardianship cases: the courts ensure decedents’ estates and wards pay only "reasonable and necessary" attorney’s fees and expenses (Estates Code sec. 352.051 for decedents’ estates and sec. 1155.054 for guardianship estates), with a fee table and documentation requirements for a fiduciary’s attorney.
Brazos County Courts at Law — Court Policy Regarding Pro Se Applicants
The Brazos County Courts at Law policy on pro se (self-represented) applicants: a person may represent themselves but a pro se may NOT represent others — under Texas law only a licensed attorney may represent third-party individuals or entities, including guardianship wards and probate estates (Steele v. McDonald, 202 S.W.3d 926). Applicants for letters testamentary, letters of administration, heirship determinations, and guardianships of a person or estate must be represented by a licensed attorney; a pro se may proceed only when truly representing only themselves.
Brazos County — Order Requiring Completion of Parenting Class
A Brazos County order requiring each parent in a SAPCR/divorce to complete an approved parenting class within 30 days of receiving the order (naming "Positive Parenting Through Divorce" and "Putting Kids First Co-Parenting" as approved options).
Brazos County Courts at Law — Local Rules Regarding Guardianship Cases
The Brazos County Courts at Law local rules governing guardianship cases filed with the County Clerk: the filing of all documents in guardianship actions (from initiating documents through administration — inventories, annual accounts, and related filings), the required forms, and the procedural requirements for guardianship practice before the county courts at law.
Second Administrative Judicial Region of Texas — Regional Rules of Administration
The Regional Rules of Administration governing the district and statutory county courts of the Second Administrative Judicial Region of Texas (adopted 1995, effective January 3, 1996; amended 2007 and 2016). Eleven rules: case-disposition time standards (felonies 12 months, misdemeanors 6, civil jury 18 / non-jury 12, contested family 6 / uncontested 3, and the juvenile deadlines); the duty to supply docket information to the Regional Presiding Judge; the requirement that each county adopt conforming local rules for civil, family/juvenile and criminal dispositions and a jury plan; judicial-absence plans; the rule-with-respect-to-rules (numbering and Supreme-Court/Presiding-Judge approval for effectiveness); local court administration including recusal-referral procedure to the Presiding Judge (Rule 18a) and recording/broadcasting standards; conflicting engagements of attorneys; and the four-week attorney-vacation rule.
Second Administrative Judicial Region — Rules for the Appeal of an Approval of or Failure to Act on a Request for Payment of Appointed Attorney’s Fees
The Second Administrative Judicial Region’s rules (Code of Criminal Procedure art. 26.05(c)) for appointed counsel to appeal a trial court’s or Managed Assigned Counsel Director’s disapproval of, or failure to act on, a request for payment of appointed-attorney fees. Counsel files an original motion with the clerk and forwards copies to the Regional Presiding Judge and the payment authority within 20 days of a disapproval order (or within 80 days if the authority fails to act), setting out the enumerated case and billing details; the Presiding Judge abates ruling at least 10 days for the payment authority to reconsider, then rules under art. 26.05(c) on the form order in Appendix B, with the Judge’s/Director’s findings on the Appendix A forms.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.9 — Attorneys Not Admitted to Practice Before this Court
N.D. Tex. LR 83.9 — Attorneys Not Admitted to Practice Before this Court: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.8 — Loss of Membership and Discipline of Attorneys
N.D. Tex. LR 83.8 — Loss of Membership and Discipline of Attorneys: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.7 — Admission of Attorneys
N.D. Tex. LR 83.7 — Admission of Attorneys: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.6 — Applications to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
N.D. Tex. LR 83.6 — Applications to Proceed In Forma Pauperis: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.4.1 — Compliance with Standards of Litigation Conduct
N.D. Tex. LR 83.4.1 — Compliance with Standards of Litigation Conduct: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.4 — Conduct of Attorneys at Trial or Hearing
N.D. Tex. LR 83.4 — Conduct of Attorneys at Trial or Hearing: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.3 — Assignment of Cases
N.D. Tex. LR 83.3 — Assignment of Cases: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.2 — Miscellaneous and Special Orders
N.D. Tex. LR 83.2 — Miscellaneous and Special Orders: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.18 — Photographs, Broadcasting, Recording, and Television Forbidden
N.D. Tex. LR 83.18 — Photographs, Broadcasting, Recording, and Television Forbidden: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.17 — Weapons Forbidden
N.D. Tex. LR 83.17 — Weapons Forbidden: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.16 — Dress and Conduct
N.D. Tex. LR 83.16 — Dress and Conduct: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.14 — Parties Proceeding Pro Se
N.D. Tex. LR 83.14 — Parties Proceeding Pro Se: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.13 — Change of Contact Information or Name
N.D. Tex. LR 83.13 — Change of Contact Information or Name: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.12 — Withdrawal or Substitution of Attorney
N.D. Tex. LR 83.12 — Withdrawal or Substitution of Attorney: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.