Jose A. Lopez

Administrative Order 22-1229-2, First Order on Rules Governing Court Hearing Participation by Video Conference in the County Court-at-Law II of Webb County, Texas, adopted and signed December 29, 2022, effective January 1, 2023, Judge Victor Villarreal — TOPICs reg. doc 622 (registered by Webb County 01/01/2023 as "Local Rules").

County Court at Law No. 2 allows, but does not require, participation in any hearing by video conference: participants must appear on camera (audio-only appearances are disallowed), counsel must prepare clients and witnesses on the technology or risk waiving their appearances, no one may drive while a case is heard, remote witnesses testify on camera after disclosing who is present and without communicating during testimony, all exhibits are uploaded to Thomson Reuters Case Center before the proceeding, Zoom participants register on Z-connect and log in ten minutes early, the public watches in person or on YouTube, cases are called in-person appearances first, jury trials are in person unless all parties consent in writing, and no one but the court reporter or recorder may record.

Administrative Order 24-0807-01, Local Rules and Continuance Policy, Webb County Court-at-Law II, adopted August 1, 2024, signed and effective August 7, 2024, Judge Victor Villarreal — TOPICs reg. doc 2024 (registered by Webb County 08/07/2024 as "Webb County Court-at-Law II Local Rules and Continuance Policy").

Ten local rules of conduct for County Court at Law No. 2 (read your work critically, cooperate, confer before arguing, work toward final disposition, agreements do not bind the court, virtual appearances are actual appearances, argue to not with the court, closing arguments recite the elements and evidence, requests for relief must be reasonable and supported, court personnel are the court) with a continuance policy: written requests at least 48 hours out, a stated order of preference from agreed written motions down to oral in-court requests, proposed orders with findings, advisories on conflicting settings 48 hours out, continuances generally granted only for lack of service, a first setting or counsel's first appearance (counsel appearing after the second final setting takes the case as is), a fifth dismissal setting after four final settings, complex-case findings under Rule of Judicial Administration 6.1, and jury requests made after pre-trial deemed untimely.

Jury Selection Plan, Webb County, signed July 2, 2025 by District Judges Joe Lopez (49th), Monica Z. Notzon (111th), Beckie Palomo (341st) and David E. Garcia (406th); approved and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Webb County effective July 2, 2025 and recorded July 14, 2025 (County Judge Tano E. Tijerina and Commissioners Gonzalez, Tijerina, Galo and Jaime; attested by County Clerk Margie Ibarra) — posted by Webb County (www.webbcountytx.gov, Jury Duty page) as "Jury Plan".

The district judges' 2025 jury plan under Government Code Chapter 62, superseding the 2020 emergency plan: names drawn from the voter registration and DPS license/ID lists (plus volunteers), excluding the age, impairment, non-citizen and felony registers; random electronic selection with the District Clerk in charge; mailed qualification questionnaires and pre-qualified jurors summoned electronically for any court on the judges' instructions and serving interchangeably; an SMS privacy notice; jurors may respond by e-mail, phone or in person; supplemental panels; excuses heard by the court or its designee (the District Clerk and court administrators) except in capital cases, with no economic excuse unless the parties agree or the presiding judge finds good cause; one postponement within six months; annual reconstitution of the list (never beyond two years); and remote participation authorized.

Local Rule/Policy for District Courts on Appointment of Sign Language Interpreters in Criminal Cases, District Courts of Webb County, signed and effective March 19, 2014 by Judges Oscar J. Hale, Jr. (406th, Local Administrative Judge), Jose A. Lopez (49th), Monica Z. Notzon (111th) and Beckie Palomo (341st), attested by County Clerk Margie Ramirez Ibarra — posted by Webb County (www.webbcountytx.gov, Local Rules page) as "Local Rule - Sign Language Interpreters in Criminal".

Counsel for a hearing-impaired criminal defendant raises the disability by written motion or on the record, whereupon the judge appoints a certified American Sign Language interpreter (video or other interpretation services are permitted if they let the defendant, counsel and court communicate fully); counsel must give notice by motion or on the record whenever interpreter services will be needed for any setting, and the court schedules settings for when an interpreter is available; a probation officer must tell the court in writing if a hearing impairment affects compliance with probation, and the court holds a hearing to modify conditions or provide alternatives.

Order for Application for and Refusal of Title IV-D Child Support Services, In the District Courts of Webb County, Texas, signed April 6, 2006 by Judges Elma Teresa Salinas Ender (341st, Local Administrative Judge), Manuel R. Flores (49th), Raul Vasquez (111th) and Oscar J. Hale, Jr. (406th), with Presiding Judge David Peeples' certificate of approval dated May 17, 2006 and the attached Proposed Local Rule 4.15 — TOPICs reg. doc 1062 (registered by Webb County 01/12/2023 as "Order for Application for and Refusal of Title IV-D Child Support Services").

Every final order of the Webb County district courts that first orders a party to pay child support is deemed an application for Title IV-D child support services from the Office of the Attorney General under Family Code Chapter 231; an obligee entitled to services may decline them by filing a written Refusal of IV-D Child Support Services with the Attorney General, without prejudice to a later written application.

Resolution of the Administrative Board of District Judges of Webb County, adopted October 7, 2015 in Laredo, signed by Judges Beckie Palomo (341st, Local Administrative Judge), Jose "Joe" Lopez (49th), Monica Z. Notzon (111th) and Oscar J. Hale, Jr. (406th) — TOPICs reg. doc 1063 (registered by Webb County 01/12/2023 as "Resolution").

Petitions for expunction, for an order of non-disclosure and to seal a case are excepted from the requirement that attorneys file civil cases electronically; whether filed pro se or by counsel, they may be filed in person, by hand and on paper.

The Local Rules of the Courts of Webb County Texas (49th, 111th, 341st and 406th Judicial District Courts, Webb County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2), adopted September 2010, revisions approved September 25, 2018, effective as revised June 5, 2019; ordered and signed February 2025 by Judges Jose A. Lopez (49th, Local Administrative Judge for District Courts), David E. Garcia (406th), Rebecca Palomo (341st), Hugo Martinez (County Court at Law No. 1, Local Administrative Judge), Monica Notzon (111th) and Victor Villarreal (County Court at Law No. 2); filed with the District Clerk March 5, 2025 (Vol. 1, Pg. 113-161) — TOPICs reg. doc 2346 (registered by Webb County 03/21/2025 as "The Local Rules of the Courts of Webb County Texas").

The joint local rules of Webb County's four district courts and two county courts at law: time standards, dead weeks and 24-month calendars, the local administrative judge and the clerks' monthly reports; civil filing by random central assignment, the clerks' electronic-transmission procedure, transfers and bench exchange and signature of orders when the presiding judge is unavailable, walk-in uncontested matters on 24 hours' notice, trial settings only by pre-trial guideline order, jury fee 30 days out, announcements, dead weeks, intra-county conflict priorities, preferential settings, no agreed resets without court approval and no continuance after the Thursday before jury selection, dismissal and suspense dockets, certificates of conference in prescribed forms with sanctions, fiats with three proposed dates, motion days, ex parte certificates, attorney authority at conferences, discovery cut-off 30 days before trial, severances, continuances, default and summary judgments, complex-case designation, certificates of progress, joint final pre-trial reports, exhibits and deposition designations, settlements, central jury selection, charges at 8:15 a.m., orders within 14 days; family time standards, the December 2009 standing order, disposition proposals, financial disclosure, child-support and IV-D provisions, standard possession, inventories 30 days before trial, ad litem rotation, mediation; criminal pre-filing documents, the indigent-defense plan, random assignment and re-indictments, the criminal magistrate's powers, arraignment, docket management, pre-trial motion requirements and conference certificates, appearances, bonds, discovery orders, continuances three working days before jury selection, conflicts; central jury management; judicial vacation; attorney appearance, decorum, withdrawal and four weeks' vacation; and adoption, amendment and publication.

The Standards and Procedures for the Appointment of Counsel in Felony and Misdemeanor Criminal Cases for Indigent Defendants, Webb County Board of Judges, revisions effective November 2, 2015 (approved November 10, 2015), ordered and signed February 2025 by Judges Jose A. Lopez (49th, Local District Court Administrative Judge), David E. Garcia (406th), Rebecca Palomo (341st), Hugo Martinez (County Court at Law No. 1, Local Administrative Judge), Monica Notzon (111th) and Victor Villarreal (County Court at Law No. 2); filed with the District Clerk March 5, 2025 (Vol. 1, Pg. 99-112) — TOPICs reg. doc 2345 (registered by Webb County 03/21/2025 as "Standards and Procedures for the Appointment of Counsel in Felony and Misdemeanor Criminal Cases for Indigent Defendants").

Webb County's Fair Defense Act plan, incorporated into the local rules of the district courts and county courts at law: magistration within 48 hours (felony) or 24 hours (misdemeanor) with counsel requests transmitted within 24 hours; the required Article 15.17 advisories; an appointing judge or designee who determines indigence (125% of the federal poverty guidelines, $2,500/$5,000 asset limits, benefit eligibility, custody, or substantial hardship; bail and relatives' resources not considered) and appoints counsel by the end of the next working day; the Public Defender takes 75% of felony and misdemeanor appointments with the rest rotating from Pre-Trial Services' wheel of the next five names; term of appointment through final disposition; annual applications by October 1 with six hours of criminal CLE, murder and capital lists with added qualifications, removal procedures before the board of judges, replacement of counsel, contact visits at the jail, the fee schedule and vouchers within 90 days with excess-fee findings and appeals to the regional presiding judge.

Webb County Juvenile Indigent Defense Plan, revisions effective November 2, 2015, approved by unanimous vote of the Juvenile Board of Judges of Webb County November 10, 2015, signed by Judge Hugo Martinez, Juvenile Board Chair (County Court at Law No. 1) — TOPICs reg. doc 1059 (registered by Webb County 01/12/2023 as "Webb County Juvenile Indigent Defense Plan").

Webb County's plan for counsel in juvenile cases: detention hearings by the second working day with the Public Defender appointed for detention hearings (private counsel for co-respondents), counsel within a reasonable time before the first detention hearing and, for children not detained, by the fifth working day after service of the petition, motion to modify or transfer hearing; attorney qualifications (Webb County office, State Bar standing, six hours of juvenile CLE a year or board certification, annual practice-time statements), qualification levels for CINS, TYC-eligible delinquency, determinate-sentencing and certification cases and appeals; rotation from Pre-Trial Services' alphabetical wheel with the Public Defender capped at 75% of appointments; removal grounds and procedures before the Juvenile Board; indigence at 125% of the poverty guidelines with liquid assets under $15,000 or special circumstances; the sworn questionnaire; fee schedules for juvenile misdemeanor/felony and MTMD/certification hearings; and attorney-fee vouchers with 45-day payment, 90-day submission and $100 of investigative expense without prior approval.

Webb County Local Rules of the District Courts and County Courts at Law Concerning the Electronic Filing of Court Documents, adopted August 31, 2005 by the four district judges and two county court at law judges of Webb County and approved (temporarily, pending further orders) by the Supreme Court of Texas in Misc. Docket No. 05-9198, December 7, 2005 — TOPICs reg. doc 1061 (registered by Webb County 01/12/2023 as "Webb County Local Rules of the District Courts and County Courts aw Law concerning the Electronic Filing of Court Documents").

The 2005 e-filing rules of the Webb County district courts and county courts at law, approved by the Supreme Court under Rule 3a: optional electronic filing and service of non-juvenile civil documents with the district clerk through an electronic filing service provider and TexasOnline (a court may order it for good cause), exclusions for citations, returns, bonds, subpoenas, in camera, sealed and restricted documents, sworn and multi-signature documents filed as scanned images, digital signatures, convenience fees, filing deemed at transmission to the provider (Sunday commencements deemed Monday, tardy receipt within ten days honored), clerk acceptance within one business day, unaltered deadlines, one document per transmission, e-mail addresses on filings, electronic service by agreement or order with three days added, certification of service, electronic orders, free public viewing, and disputes decided by the assigned court.

Webb County Sign Language Interpreter Policy and Procedures for Hearing Impaired Individuals in Civil Judicial Proceedings, signed and effective June 4, 2014 by Judges Oscar J. Hale, Jr. (406th, Local Administrative Judge), Jose A. Lopez (49th), Monica Z. Notzon (111th) and Beckie Palomo (341st), attested by County Clerk Margie Ramirez Ibarra — posted by Webb County (www.webbcountytx.gov, Local Rules page).

In civil proceedings in every Webb County court a hearing-impaired party or witness (or counsel) requests a sign-language interpreter or other auxiliary aid as early as possible by written motion or on the record, and the judge must then provide one; the court gives primary consideration to the person's choice of aid unless an equally effective alternative exists or the choice would fundamentally alter the proceeding or impose an undue burden; the clerk or a designated court employee secures certified or otherwise qualified interpreters (live or video remote interpreting, the latter to be highly considered for hearings though not always appropriate for jury trials) and keeps a roster; and payment comes from the district or county courts' judicial general accounts of the county budget.

Webb County Standing Orders — Children, Property, and Conduct of the Parties, effective August 22, 2018, signed by Judges Jose A. Lopez (49th, Local District Court Administrative Judge), Rebecca Palomo (341st), Monica Notzon (111th), David E. Garcia (406th), Hugo Martinez (County Court at Law No. 1, Local Administrative Judge) and Victor Villarreal (County Court at Law No. 2); filed with the Webb County District Clerk March 5, 2025 (Vol. 1, Pg. 94-98) — TOPICs reg. doc 2347 (registered by Webb County 03/21/2025 as "Webb County Standing Orders").

The mutual standing order attached to every divorce and suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed in Webb County: no removing, disrupting, hiding or disturbing the children; no abusive, threatening or harassing communications or mail diversion; in a divorce, no dissipation, concealment, encumbrance, debt, withdrawals, retirement borrowing, forged endorsements, credit-card cancellations, taking the other's vehicle, changing tax withholding or cutting utilities, no destruction or falsification of records including electronic data, and no insurance changes, with express authorization for ordinary business, attorney's fees, living expenses and authorized withdrawals; the parties bring pay stubs, two years of W-2s and tax returns to the initial hearing; the order is served with the petition, operates as a fourteen-day temporary restraining order and then as a temporary injunction until final order unless contested, yields to protective orders, encourages mediation and does not bar motions for additional relief.

What to Do and How to Behave in Court, Webb County Self-Represented Litigants – Family Law page (www.webbcountytx.gov), posted as "How to Conduct Yourself in Family Court" (undated).

The county's courtroom-conduct sheet for self-represented family-law litigants: clean, modest clothing (no shorts, t-shirts, work-out clothes, sandals, sunglasses or hats), phones and tablets off, no food, drink or gum, speak clearly and verbally (no nodding), never interrupt, address the judge as Your Honor and others as Mr., Mrs. or Ms., and do not bring children to court.

Tex. R. Civ. P. 99(b)–(c)

The citation directs the defendant to answer by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of twenty days after the date of service — the distinctive Texas answer date every deadline calculation starts from.

Tex. R. Civ. P. 4

How Texas procedural deadlines are computed: exclude the trigger day, include the last day unless it falls on a weekend or legal holiday, skip weekends and holidays entirely in periods of five days or less, and count them for the three-day mail-service extensions under Rules 21 and 21a.

Eighth (8th) Court of Appeals, Eighth Court of Appeals Anders Requirements (TOPICs reg. doc. 747)

Eighth Court of Appeals Anders Requirements, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/02/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Eighth (8th) Court of Appeals, Eighth Court of Appeals Local Rules (TOPICs reg. doc. 740)

Eighth Court of Appeals Local Rules, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Eighth (8th) Court of Appeals, Eighth Court of Appeals Oral Argument Requests (TOPICs reg. doc. 746)

Eighth Court of Appeals Oral Argument Requests, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/02/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Tex. R. Civ. P. 21a(a)

A document filed electronically must be served electronically through the electronic filing manager whenever the recipient's email address is on file with it; otherwise service may be made in person, by mail, by commercial delivery, by fax, by email, or as directed by the court.

Tex. R. Civ. P. 510.8, 510.11, 510.15, 510.19

In justice-court eviction cases: the citation sets a personal-appearance trial day not less than 10 nor more than 21 days after the petition is filed; a written answer is permitted but NOT required (appearing on the trial day is what matters); no trial may be held until 4 days after service; and an appeal must be perfected within 5 days after the judgment is signed.

First (1st) Court of Appeals, 1st COA Local Rule (TOPICs reg. doc. 767)

First (1st) Court of Appeals — 1st COA Local Rule, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/02/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

First (1st) Court of Appeals, 1st COA Local Rule Notice of Assignment in Appeals (TOPICs reg. doc. 768)

First (1st) Court of Appeals — 1st COA Local Rule Notice of Assignment in Appeals, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/02/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

First (1st) Court of Appeals, 1st COA Local Rule Notice of Assignment in Original Proceedings (TOPICs reg. doc. 769)

First (1st) Court of Appeals — 1st COA Local Rule Notice of Assignment in Original Proceedings, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/02/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

First (1st) Court of Appeals, 3. Form of Motions for En Banc Reconsideration (TOPICs reg. doc. 2910)

First (1st) Court of Appeals — 3. Form of Motions for En Banc Reconsideration, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 04/01/2026). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Tex. R. Civ. P. 245

Contested cases may be set for trial on any party's written request or the court's own motion with reasonable notice of not less than forty-five days for a FIRST setting; resets need only reasonable notice. A request for a setting is a good-faith representation of expected readiness.

Fourteenth (14th) Court of Appeals, 14th COA Local Rule (TOPICs reg. doc. 751)

Fourteenth (14th) Court of Appeals — 14th COA Local Rule, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/02/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Fourteenth (14th) Court of Appeals, 14th COA Local Rule Notice of Assignment of Related Case in Appeals (TOPICs reg. doc. 752)

Fourteenth (14th) Court of Appeals — 14th COA Local Rule Notice of Assignment of Related Case in Appeals, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/02/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Fourteenth (14th) Court of Appeals, 14th COA Local Rule Notice of Assignment of Related Case in Original Proceedings (TOPICs reg. doc. 753)

Fourteenth (14th) Court of Appeals — 14th COA Local Rule Notice of Assignment of Related Case in Original Proceedings, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/02/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Fourth (4th) Court of Appeals, 4th COA Local Rules (TOPICs reg. doc. 2749)

Fourth (4th) Court of Appeals — 4th COA Local Rules, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/07/2026). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Fourth (4th) Court of Appeals, Fee Schedule (TOPICs reg. doc. 1108)

Fourth (4th) Court of Appeals — Fee Schedule, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/27/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Tex. R. Civ. P. 216

A written jury request must be filed a reasonable time before the non-jury trial setting and not less than thirty days in advance, with the jury fee deposited within the same window.

Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 10

Local rules, forms, and standing orders must be published on the Office of Court Administration's website (TOPICs) — with regional presiding judges and the Supreme Court empowered to order amendment or withdrawal — and no court may require a party to use a local form or reject a properly completed Supreme Court–approved form.

Local Rules of Administration for the Texas Business Court (eff. July 1, 2026)

The Business Court's administrative rules (eff. July 1, 2026, adopted by all ten judges under Gov't Code §§ 25A.005, 25A.020(b) and TRJA 7 and 10): a three-month ruling standard for matters under advisement; reassignment and consolidation mechanics (severed cases stay with the severing judge; substantially related cases may be consolidated before the first-filed judge by the administrative presiding judge or by consent; relief premised on a prior Business Court judgment returns to its rendering judge; APJ docket-equalization reassignments); quarterly docket-equalization orders assigning a confidential, randomly sequenced number of next-filed cases (TRO cases excluded) to judges of other divisions who sit as judges of the originating division; the court calendar (state/national holidays, county closures per division, no settings during the Texas Center for the Judiciary annual conference week); visiting judges (§ 25A.014, TRJA 8) including APJ-requested coverage for absences beyond ten consecutive court business days; the emergency-matter referral chain (same-division judge first, then an APJ-designated judge); budget submissions through the APJ; the administrative-presiding-judge structure (majority election at the annual meeting by September 15 of even-numbered years for two-year terms, a pro tempore, § 25A.017(b) duties, delegation and committees, annual meeting the first Tuesday after Labor Day with monthly meetings); and rule-adoption mechanics (majority vote or 30-day no-objection circulation for these administrative rules; judge- and division-level local rules and guidelines under § 25A.020(b) and TRJA 7.2(f)(5) with division-uniform options; TRJA 10(a) publication on the OCA and clerk websites; a TRJA 7.1 confidentiality policy binding all court staff).

Second (2nd) Court of Appeals, Local Rules of the 2nd Court of Appeals (including amendments received through June 21, 2025) (TOPICs reg. doc. 2512)

Local Rules of the 2nd Court of Appeals (including amendments received through June 21, 2025), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 08/15/2025). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Local Rules of the Texas Business Court (eff. July 1, 2026) (TOPICs reg. doc 3023)

The court-wide local rules adopted by all ten Business Court judges (eff. July 1, 2026), supplementing the TRCP in the statewide Business Court: bench exchange and administrative-presiding-judge docket re-assignment (trials stay in the division absent agreement; the assigned judge's forms and division practices govern); deemed consent to supplemental jurisdiction absent a severance motion or objection within 30 days; consolidation motions in the first-filed case; the mandatory Case Information Sheet and counsel-of-record mechanics with eFileTexas e-service subscription; scheduling orders proposed jointly within 30 days of first appearance or removal/transfer, accompanied by corporate-disclosure statements (14 days for later-joined parties; governmental entities exempt); the discovery-dispute prerequisite (good-faith resolution attempt, then a summary letter capped at 700 words with a 300-word conference certificate, a 7-day 700-word response, no replies without leave, and court-directed next steps) with cost-shifting statements; motion word limits (discovery 3,000 / replies 1,250; all others 7,500 / replies 3,000, with compliance certificates), 10-day responses and 7-day replies, pinpoint citations, unopposed labeling, conference certificates for all but dispositive motions, 10-day written-opinion requests, and summary-judgment written submission on the last business day before the 60th day after filing; mediation referral and immediate settlement notice; emergency-relief mechanics (clerk notification, proposed order, and a 2-hour pre-hearing certificate of grounds or notice); removal practice (TRCP deadlines unchanged, certified copies, re-filing of pending motions, filing in the operating division containing the removal county); sealing practice (redaction-first, in-camera delivery by secure link or Case Center, TRCP 76a, sensitive-data indicator does not seal); and miscellaneous rules — pro hac vice continuity after removal, vacation letters up to four weeks, the ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE accountability clause (use not prohibited; the filing attorney or party is independently responsible for accuracy and must comply with TRCP 13 and CPRC chs. 9–10), deemed consent to remote proceedings absent a 3-business-day objection, and amicus-brief leave with required disclosures.

Tex. R. Civ. P. 21(f)

Attorneys must electronically file documents in courts where e-filing has been mandated (statewide for civil cases in district, county, and appellate courts); unrepresented parties may e-file but are not required to. Filing runs through the certified electronic filing manager (eFileTexas).

Ninth (9th) Court of Appeals, Fee Schedule (TOPICs reg. doc. 643)

Ninth (9th) Court of Appeals — Fee Schedule, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Ninth (9th) Court of Appeals, Statewide E-Filing Rules (TOPICs reg. doc. 641)

Ninth (9th) Court of Appeals — Statewide E-Filing Rules, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Tex. R. App. P. 26.1

A civil notice of appeal is due 30 days after the judgment is signed — extended to 90 days by a timely motion for new trial, motion to modify, motion to reinstate, or proper findings request; accelerated appeals allow only 20 days; restricted appeals six months; and any other party may appeal within 14 days after the first notice.

Tex. R. Civ. P. 194.1–194.2(a)

In suits not governed by the Family Code, every party must serve initial disclosures — without awaiting a discovery request — within 30 days after the first answer or general appearance (later-joined parties: within 30 days of being served or joined), unless the parties agree or the court orders otherwise.

Tex. R. Civ. P. 166a(d), (e), (g)

Under the restructured Rule 166a, the deadlines anchor to the MOTION'S FILING, not a noticed hearing: the response is due within 21 days after the motion is filed, any reply within 7 days after the response, the hearing or submission may not be set within 35 days of filing and must be set within 60 days (or 90 for docket need, good cause, or movant agreement), and each side must submit a proposed order before the hearing or submission date.

Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals, Standing Order No. 1 (TOPICs reg. doc. 104)

Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals, Standing Order No. 2 (TOPICs reg. doc. 105)

Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.

Third (3rd) Court of Appeals, Local Rules (TOPICs reg. doc. 190)

Third (3rd) Court of Appeals — Local Rules, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.