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A standing order of the Bell County District Courts (27th, 264th, 426th and 478th Judicial Districts) designating, under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 17.027, that Bell County District Judges, District Court Associate Judges, and County Court at Law Judges may set bail for a defendant charged with a felony committed while on bail for another felony in the same county.
Applies to bail decisions for defendants charged with a felony committed while on bail for another felony in Bell County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
In the District Courts of Bell County, Texas (27th, 264th, 426th, and 478th Judicial Districts), Standing Order Regarding Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 17.027 — Release on Bail of Defendant Charged with Felony Offense Committed While on Bail. Pursuant to Article 17.027 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, if a defendant is charged with committing an offense punishable as a felony while released on bail in a pending case for another offense punishable as a felony, and the subsequent offense was committed in the same county as the previous offense, the defendant may be released on bail only by (a) the court before whom the case for the previous offense is pending, or (b) another court designated in writing by the court described in paragraph (a). IT IS ORDERED that pursuant to subsection (b), the Bell County District Judges, Bell County District Court Associate Judges, and Bell County Court at Law Judges may set bail for defendants described in the above-cited Article; this order is the Courts' designation in writing as stated in (b). Signed July 9, 2026 (Judge Debbie Garrett, 27th; Judge Steven Duskie, 426th; Judge Paul LePak, 264th; Judge Wade Faulkner, 478th).
In the District Courts of Bell County, Texas (27th, 264th, 426th, and 478th Judicial Districts), Standing Order Regarding Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 17.027 — Release on Bail of Defendant Charged with Felony Offense Committed While on Bail. Pursuant to Article 17.027 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, if a defendant is charged with committing an offense punishable as a felony while rele
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (image-only PDF read through the pypdfium2 vision lane). County-wide Bell County District Court criminal standing order; bound to Bell County; signatures reconfirm the current Bell district bench (Garrett 27th, LePak 264th, Duskie 426th, Faulkner 478th).
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.