Howard County, TX
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118th District Court Standing Order Establishing Confidentiality of DFPS Court Records - Howard County (April 1, 2025)
Standing order of the 118th District Court for Howard County: affidavits, court reports and other documents filed in suits brought by the Department of Family and Protective Services under Family Code chapters 261, 262 and 264 are confidential and maintained as such by the Howard County District Clerk; access is limited to the court, an associate judge, DFPS employees, employees of a Single Source Continuum Contractor acting as DFPS's authorized agent, a party, a party's attorney, any attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem for the child, an adoptive parent, and the Office of the Attorney General. Others may request access with the attached Request for Access to Confidential DFPS Court Records (Exhibit "A"); e-filing under TRCP 21(f) is not affected.
Remote Detention Hearing Procedures for the 118th Judicial District Court of Howard, Martin, and Glasscock Counties as an Alternate Juvenile Court
Plan adopted by the 118th District Court, sitting as an alternate juvenile court for Howard, Martin and Glasscock Counties, under Family Code section 54.012 for conducting juvenile detention hearings as remote proceedings: the court may allow or require remote participation; parties may cross-examine witnesses; a testifying party or witness must be on camera with an unobstructed view; physical evidence is displayed to all participants, digital copies are emailed to the court at 118thdistrictcourt@howardcountytx.com and to counsel beforehand when practicable, and evidence that cannot be digitized is tendered to the court within 3 days.
Remote Detention Hearing Procedures of the Howard County Court Sitting as Juvenile Court (submitted to OCA May 8, 2024)
Plan adopted by the County Court of Howard County, sitting as a juvenile court, under Family Code section 54.012 for conducting juvenile detention hearings as remote proceedings: the court may allow or require remote participation; parties may cross-examine witnesses; a testifying party or witness must be on camera with an unobstructed view; physical evidence is displayed to all participants, digital copies are emailed to the court at itzel.gomez@howardcountytx.com and to counsel beforehand when practicable, and evidence that cannot be digitized is tendered to the court within 3 days.