Mills County, TX
All 5 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Mills County, newest effective date first. 2 region-wide and 1,248 statewide instruments also apply here — search all three layers together. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Published rules, newest effective date first
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Child Protection Court of the Hill Country - Procedures After the Final Supreme Court Emergency Order and Amended TRCP 21d (March 17, 2023)
Letter-order of the Associate Judge of the Child Protection Court of the Hill Country to attorneys, DFPS and CASA: the court returns to in-person hearings from April 1, 2023; remote appearance requires all parties' written Rule 11 agreement under amended TRCP 21d filed at least ten days before the hearing; no hybrid hearings; phone appearance only with prior permission; a prosecutor attends in person; dockets are posted on cpdockets.txcourts.gov and hearings use the court's standing Zoom link.
35th District Court Order Exempting Delinquent Tax Collection Cases from Mandatory Disclosure - Mills County (May 13, 2021)
Order of the 35th District Court for Mills County exempting delinquent tax collection suits filed under Property Tax Code chapters 31-34 from the mandatory disclosures of TRCP 194; discovery requests actually served must still be answered, and the waiver may be discontinued by the court.
35th District Court Third Amended Standing Pretrial Order in Criminal Cases - Mills County (signed January 1, 2021)
Standing pretrial order of the 35th District Court for criminal cases in Mills County, the same text as the Brown County order: the State's discovery and disclosure obligations, the defense's expert disclosures and redaction motions, and the digital format of exhibits; it applies to offenses alleged on or after January 1, 2014.
Local Rules of Practice for Brown and Mills County (amended effective October 1, 2005)
Local rules of practice for the 35th District Court, the Brown County Court at Law and the constitutional county courts of Brown and Mills Counties: flow of cases, courtroom decorum, continuances, setting conflicts, vacations and time standards; civil ex parte orders, settings, withdrawal, ADR, dismissal for want of prosecution, orders and decrees, telephone conferences and interviews of children; family law temporary hearings, inventories and the parenting seminar; criminal arraignment, pleas, appointed counsel, presentence reports, the standing pretrial order, the felony bond schedule and the appointment-of-counsel plan; and general provisions.
Remote Detention Hearing Procedures of the 35th Judicial District, the Brown County Court and the Mills County District Court (submitted to OCA March 13, 2024)
Plan adopted under Family Code section 54.012 by the 35th Judicial District, the Brown County Court and the Mills County District Court 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, the court reporter and counsel beforehand when practicable, and evidence that cannot be digitized is tendered within 3 days.