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Guadalupe County

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Standing OrdersGuadalupe County

Standing Order on Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (25th & 2nd 25th Judicial Districts, Guadalupe County)

A standing order of the District Courts serving Guadalupe County (25th and 2nd 25th Judicial Districts) on the use of generative artificial intelligence, placing the duty of accuracy on the lawyer or litigant, warning of hallucinations, and requiring a bold verification in any pleading prepared with the aid of generative AI.

High confidence· verified September 22, 2026Standing Order on Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence, 25th & 2nd 25th Judicial Districts (Guadalupe County; filed July 7, 2026) — TOPICs reg. doc 3029.
Standing OrdersGuadalupe County · Judge Heather K Hines

Standing Order Regarding Motions for Summary Judgment — 456th District Court (Guadalupe County)

Standing order of the 456th District Court in Guadalupe County: to comply with the March 1, 2026 amendment to TRCP 166a, the District Clerk must notify the court's Court Administrator, no later than the close of business on the day of filing, of any summary-judgment motion, response, reply, or other dispositive filing, and on the filing of a motion for summary judgment must obtain a hearing date from the Court Administrator and send a notice of hearing to all parties.

High confidence· verified September 7, 2026Standing Order Regarding Motions for Summary Judgment, 456th District Court, Guadalupe County (signed and filed April 16, 2026) — TOPICs reg. doc 2936.
Standing OrdersGuadalupe County · Judge Jessica R Crawford

Standing Order Regarding Motions for Summary Judgment — 2nd 25th District Court (Guadalupe County)

Standing order of the 2nd 25th District Court in Guadalupe County: to comply with the March 1, 2026 amendment to TRCP 166a, the District Clerk must notify the court's Court Administrator, no later than the close of business on the day of filing, of any summary-judgment motion, response, reply, or other dispositive filing, and on the filing of a motion for summary judgment must obtain a hearing date from the Court Administrator and send a notice of hearing to all parties.

High confidence· verified September 7, 2026Standing Order Regarding Motions for Summary Judgment, 2nd 25th District Court, Guadalupe County (signed and filed April 16, 2026) — TOPICs reg. doc 2937.
Standing OrdersGuadalupe County · Judge William D Old III

Standing Order for the 25th Judicial District Court (Guadalupe County) — Notification of Summary-Judgment and Dispositive Filings

Standing order of the 25th Judicial District Court in Guadalupe County: to comply with the March 1, 2026 amendment to TRCP 166a, the District Clerk must notify the court's Court Administrator, no later than the close of business on the day of filing, of any motion for summary judgment, response, reply, or other dispositive motion or response, with the date and time of filing, the title of the document and the filing party.

High confidence· verified September 7, 2026Standing Order for the 25th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas (signed March 13, 2026; filed March 18, 2026) — TOPICs reg. doc 2935. The 456th (doc 2936) and 2nd 25th (doc 2937) District Courts' orders of April 16, 2026 are published as their own rules.
Local RulesGuadalupe County

25th and 2nd 25th Judicial District Local Rules (Guadalupe County)

The current local rules of the District Courts serving Guadalupe County (the 25th and 2nd 25th Judicial Districts), governing the central criminal jury docket, civil jury dockets, case distribution, the local administrative judge and court calendars (edition of February 25, 2025), superseding the prior editions.

High confidence· verified September 21, 202625th and 2nd 25th Judicial District Local Rules (Guadalupe County; edition of February 25, 2025) — TOPICs reg. doc 2302.
Standing OrdersGuadalupe County

Standing Order for Criminal Cases and Jury Trials in the 456th District Court (Guadalupe County)

A standing order of the 456th District Court of Guadalupe County (Judge Heather Hines Wright) governing pretrial and jury-trial procedures in criminal cases, including jail-docket priority, video redactions, proposed jury charges, and the charging conference.

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Standing Order for Criminal Cases and Jury Trials in the 456th District Court (Guadalupe County; effective February 1, 2024) — TOPICs reg. doc 1800.
Remote / Zoom HearingsGuadalupe County · Judge Kirsten Legore

County Court at Law No. 2 (Judge Kirsten Legore) Remote Detention Hearing Procedures Plan — Guadalupe County

Plan adopted under Texas Family Code § 54.012 by Guadalupe County Court at Law #2 for conducting juvenile detention hearings as remote proceedings: the court's discretion to allow or require remote participation, cross-examination, the unobstructed-camera-view requirement for testifying witnesses, and how physical and digital evidence is presented (emailed to the court and court reporter) and tendered.

High confidence· verified September 7, 2026County Court at Law #2 (Judge Kirsten Legore) Remote Detention Hearing Procedures Plan, Guadalupe County (approved November 20, 2023; submitted to OCA December 4, 2023) — TOPICs reg. doc 1710.
Standing OrdersGuadalupe County

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.

High confidence· verified September 23, 2026Probate Docket Assignment Notice, registered with the Office of Court Administration as TOPICs document 2563 (Standing Orders, registered 09/10/2025).
Administrative OrdersGuadalupe County

Guadalupe County Probate Court — Order Requiring Citation by Posting of All Small Estate Affidavits

An order of the Guadalupe County Probate Court requiring citation by posting for Small Estate Affidavits authorized under the Texas Estates Code before the Court will act on them.

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Guadalupe County Probate Court Order Requiring Citation by Posting of All Small Estate Affidavits — TOPICs reg. doc 2558.
Administrative OrdersGuadalupe County

Guadalupe County Probate Court — Administrative Order Requiring Use of the Court's Approved Form for Small Estate Affidavits

An administrative order (No. 2019-1) of the Guadalupe County Probate Court requiring that Small Estate Affidavits filed under Chapter 205 of the Texas Estates Code use the Court's approved form posted on the Court's website.

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Guadalupe County Administrative Order No. 2019-1 Requiring Use of the Court's Approved Form for Small Estate Affidavits (Estates Code ch. 205) — TOPICs reg. doc 2557.
Administrative OrdersGuadalupe County

Guadalupe County Court — Blanket Order Authorizing Release of Mental Health Court Records (NICS/NIAA)

A blanket order of the Guadalupe County Court authorizing the release of mental-health court records under section 571.015 of the Texas Health and Safety Code to comply with the federal NICS Improvement Amendments Act, so that qualifying records are reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Guadalupe County Court Blanket Order Authorizing Release of Mental Health Court Records (Tex. Health & Safety Code sec. 571.015; NICS/NIAA) — TOPICs reg. doc 2560.
Remote / Zoom HearingsGuadalupe County · Judge Heather K Hines

456th District Court — Remote Detention Hearing Procedures Plan (Guadalupe County)

The plan adopted under Texas Family Code section 54.012 by the 456th District Court of Guadalupe County (Judge Heather Hines Wright) to conduct juvenile detention hearings as remote proceedings, governing remote participation, cross-examination, camera and confrontation requirements, and the presentation of physical evidence.

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026456th District Court (Judge Heather Hines Wright) Remote Detention Hearing Procedures Plan, Guadalupe County — TOPICs reg. doc 1709. County Court at Law No. 2's plan (doc 1710) is published as its own rule.
Administrative OrdersGuadalupe County

Guadalupe County Statutory County Courts at Law — Order Finding Areas Essential to Court Operations

An order of the Guadalupe County Statutory County Courts at Law judges finding the areas essential to the operations of their courts (courtrooms, chambers, jury rooms, clerks' and reporters' offices, consultation rooms, and access areas), the predicate for restricting weapons and access in those areas.

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Order of the Guadalupe County Statutory County Courts at Law Judges Finding Areas Essential to Operations of Their Courts — TOPICs reg. doc 2559.
Administrative OrdersGuadalupe County

Guadalupe County Courts at Law — Administrative Order Requiring the Guardianship Bill of Rights to be Attached to the Personal Citation on the Proposed Ward

An administrative order of the Guadalupe County Courts at Law (sitting in probate) requiring the 'Bill of Rights for Persons under Guardianship' (Texas Estates Code section 1151.351) to be attached to the personal citation served on the proposed ward in every application to appoint a guardian.

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Guadalupe County Courts at Law Administrative Order Requiring the Guardianship Bill of Rights to be Attached to the Personal Citation on the Proposed Ward (Estates Code sec. 1151.351) — TOPICs reg. doc 2561.
Divisional InstructionsGuadalupe County · Judge Darrell William Hunter

Guadalupe County Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 — Courtroom Attire and Conduct (Judge Darrell William Hunter; Guadalupe County)

The court-published Guadalupe County Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 — Courtroom Attire and Conduct, quoted whole from the document as posted (2 page(s)).

High confidence· verified September 14, 2026Guadalupe County Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 — Courtroom Attire and Conduct — Guadalupe County, Texas — https://www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/jp1/pdfs/attire.pdf — sha256-hashed 2026-09-14
Standing OrdersGuadalupe County

Standing Order for Criminal Cases and Jury Trials in the 2nd 25th District Court (Guadalupe County)

A standing order of the 2nd 25th District Court of Guadalupe County governing pretrial and jury-trial procedures in criminal cases, parallel to the 456th District Court's order, including jail-docket priority, video redactions, proposed jury charges, and the charging conference.

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Standing Order for Criminal Cases and Jury Trials in the 2nd 25th District Court (Guadalupe County) — TOPICs reg. doc 1801.
Local RulesThird Administrative Judicial Region

Third Administrative Judicial Region of Texas — Rules of Administration

The Rules of Administration of the Third Administrative Judicial Region (the 27-county Central Texas region), promulgated by the Council of Judges under Section 74.048(c) of the Texas Government Code and Rule 4(c) of the Supreme Court Rules of Judicial Administration (amended through January 1, 1999): region-wide rules governing case-disposition time standards, the local rules each court adopts, the information administrative judges supply to the regional presiding judge, jury plans, and attorney vacations.

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Third Administrative Judicial Region of Texas — Rules of Administration (Council of Judges; Tex. Gov't Code sec. 74.048(c) and Rule 4(c) of the Rules of Judicial Administration; amended through January 1, 1999) — region print (media/589351), with TOPICs registration doc 320 as the dual receipt.
Proposed OrdersThird Administrative Judicial Region

Texas Business Court, Third Division — Joint Pretrial Report and Proposed Pretrial Order (form with instructions)

The court-published Proposed Pretrial Order, quoted whole from the document as posted (- page(s)).

High confidence· verified September 14, 2026Proposed Pretrial Order — Texas Business Court, Third Division, Texas — https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1460767/proposed-pretrial-order-clean.docx — sha256-hashed 2026-09-14
Divisional InstructionsThird Administrative Judicial Region

Third Business Court Division — Court Procedures (rev. July 2026)

Court procedures of the Third Division of the Texas Business Court (Austin; Divisions 3A and 3B, rev. July 2026), supplementing the TRCP and the Business Court Local Rules: a joint proposed scheduling order on the division's form followed by a scheduling conference, status and pretrial conferences, Bates-numbered productions, protective orders that cannot supersede TRCP 76a, BCLR 4 discovery motions with the requests and responses attached, a table of contents beyond 3,000 words, a redact-then-seal procedure for protected information with a 5-day window to move to seal under Rule 76a (and TUTSA sealing under § 134A.0065), settings by notice of written submission on 21 days' notice or by email request for an oral hearing with three agreed dates, 3-business-day limits for motions to reschedule, timed trials, proposed judgments within 5 days of a verdict or bench ruling, and agreed motions for settlement-based extensions. Posted on the txcourts.gov Third Division page; not registered in TOPICs, which carries only the division's forms.

High confidence· verified September 7, 2026Third Division Court Procedures (Texas Business Court, Third Division, rev. July 2026), posted on the txcourts.gov Third Division page (media/1463028; custody sha256 72f0c5e3…). Not registered in TOPICs (the registry carries the division's forms only, docs 2234 and 2571–2575).
Local RulesStatewide

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.

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026
Local RulesStatewide

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.

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026
Local RulesStatewide

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.

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026
Local RulesStatewide

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.

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026
Local RulesStatewide

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.

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026
Local RulesStatewide

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.

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026