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The indigent-defense fee schedule for misdemeanors with an offense date on or after May 1, 2023 (replacing 2023 SO 07): flat fees by disposition — plea and sentence $300, dismissal $300, dismissal on the day of trial $500, jury or bench trial $750, appeal to the Fourth Court of Appeals $750, replaced attorney $50, motion to revoke $150 ($250 contested with sworn testimony), incompetency disposition $350, Auxiliary Court attorney for the day $300 — with add-ons (additional cases $50, initial jail visit $100, bond hearings $100/$300, bond motions $100 or $150, suppression hearing outside trial $250, expunction after acquittal $150); an hourly option of $75 up to 8 hours for DWI and family-violence cases plus the $750 trial fee; a $100 board-certification bonus; vouchers submitted after disposition to the judge of the court of disposition, one flat-fee disposition per voucher, and none accepted after 180 days absent good cause.
Applies to court-appointed counsel vouchers in misdemeanor cases of County Courts at Law Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of Bexar County with an offense date on or after May 1, 2023. Thirteen signers; no judge join. Supersedes 2023 SO 07 (not registered) and the 2019 SO 07 schedule (TOPICs doc 470, recorded). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
2023 SO 11 — STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF BEXAR — IN THE COUNTY COURTS AT LAW GIVING PREFERENCE TO CRIMINAL MATTERS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15. THIRD AMENDED JOINT ORDER REVISING FEE SCHEDULE This fee schedule applies to MISDEMEANOR CASES WITH AN OFFENSE DATE ON OR AFTER May 1, 2023 and replaces Joint Order No. 2023 SO 07 filed June 13, 2023. I. The goal of these payment guidelines is to assure effective representation for indigent persons charged with misdemeanor crimes in Bexar County. The fees set forth by this order take into consideration the time and labor required, the complexity of the cases, and the experience and ability of assigned counsel. [fn 1: TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. Art. 26.05(a)] This fee schedule makes accommodations for reasonable and necessary overhead costs and the availability of qualified attorneys willing to accept the stated rates. [fn 2: TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. Art. 26.05(c)] II. No payment shall be made under this article until the vouchers with flat fees are submitted to the respective Judge of the County Court where the case was heard through disposition. Itemized vouchers may also be submitted to the respective Judge of the County Court where the case was heard through disposition. No voucher will be accepted or processed until the case is disposed or counsel is relieved of representation by order of the court. Counsel may select only one flat fee case disposition per voucher. Flat fees listed as "Add-ons" may be claimed in addition to the case disposition. Add-ons, other than those for additional cases disposed in conjunction with the claimed case, may be claimed only once for each type. III. For misdemeanor cases held before the Bexar County Courts at Law, assigned counsel fees shall be paid according to the following fee schedule: A. General Fee Schedule. For all cases not otherwise noted below, vouchers shall be paid according to this schedule: Case disposition type — Amount: Plea and sentence $300; Dismissal [fn 3: Includes cases accepted in the pretrial diversion program and specialty court admission.] $300; Dismissal on day of trial (jury not empaneled) $500; Jury Trial or Trial before the court $750; Appeal to the 4th Court of Appeals $750; Attorney replaced for good cause shown prior to disposition $50; Motion to revoke probation/adjudicate guilt $150; Contested Motion to revoke/adjudicate guilt $250 (with sworn testimony); Case disposed by finding of incompetency $350; Auxiliary Court "Attorney for the day" $300. Add-on Type — Amount: Additional cases disposed in conjunction with claimed case (includes MTR/MTAG) [fn 4: A case is considered "disposed in conjunction" when it is resolved in the same hearing as the case for which a voucher is submitted.] $50; Initial jail visit $100; Auxiliary Court bond hearing (single defendant) $100; Auxiliary Court bond hearing (Attorney of the Day) $300; Motion/Habeas for bond matters (ruling required) $100 or $150 (with sworn testimony); Motion to Suppress hearing (held outside trial) [fn 5: The fee will not apply if the MTS is run with trial.] $250; Expunction after acquittal [fn 6: See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. Art. 55.02 § 2] $150. B. Hourly Fee Option for DWI and FV Cases. In cases where the defendant is charged with Driving While Intoxicated (including enhanced DWI) or assaults where a finding of family violence is alleged, counsel may choose hourly payment for work performed instead of the general flat fee schedule. If this option is chosen counsel shall be paid an hourly fee of $75 (rounded to the next .25 hour) for all work performed other than time spent in trial. The hourly fee may not exceed a total of 8 hours. Should the case proceed to trial before a jury or the court, counsel will add the flat trial fee of $750 in addition to the hourly amount. Hourly fee for time spent prior to trial (May not exceed 8 hours) $75 (rounded to the next quarter hour); Jury Trial or Trial before the court $750. C. Board Certified Incentive. If an attorney is board certified in criminal law or criminal appellate law, the attorney may select a $100 bonus per voucher. This is to incentivize highly trained and experienced attorneys to represent people who could otherwise not afford them on the private market. This incentive is also provided to encourage other attorneys to seek board certification. Board Certified Attorney Bonus $100. IV. An attorney is to elect the appropriate payment for the given disposition of the case and all add-ons performed. All claims for misdemeanor payment must be verified, in writing, and must be submitted to the respective Judge of the County Court where the case was heard through disposition upon disposition of the case and/or completion of the representation. No vouchers will be accepted after 180 days absent good cause shown. V. It is ORDERED that this Joint Order Revising Fee Schedule be filed for record in the offices of the County Clerk of Bexar County and a certified file-stamped copy be sent to the Commissioners Court in accordance with Article 26.05(b) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. SIGNED, ORDERED, AND ENTERED ON THIS 9th day of October, 2023 by: Judge Melissa Vara, Administrative Judge, County Court at Law No. 15; Judge Helen Petry Stowe, County Court at Law No. 1; Judge Melissa Saenz, County Court at Law No. 2; Judge Alfredo M. Ximenez, County Court at Law No. 4; Judge Andrea Arevalos, County Court at Law No. 5; Judge Erica Dominguez, County Court at Law No. 6; Judge Melanie M. Lira, County Court at Law No. 7; Judge Mary Román, County Court at Law No. 8; Judge Gloria Saldaña, County Court at Law No. 9; Judge Erica Peña, County Court at Law No. 11; Judge Yolanda T. Huff, County Court at Law No. 12; Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez, County Court at Law No. 13; Judge Carlo Rodriguez Key, County Court at Law No. 14. [Electronic signatures dated October 9–13, 2023; filed with the County Clerk October 13, 2023.]
2023 SO 11 — STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF BEXAR — IN THE COUNTY COURTS AT LAW GIVING PREFERENCE TO CRIMINAL MATTERS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15. THIRD AMENDED JOINT ORDER REVISING FEE SCHEDULE This fee schedule applies to MISDEMEANOR CASES WITH AN OFFENSE DATE ON OR AFTER May 1, 2023 and replaces Joint Order No. 2023 SO 07 filed June 13, 2023. I. The goal of these payment guidelines
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from the TOPICs custody file (four pages; the OCR text layer garbles the fee table, so every amount and line item was verified against the page renders through the vision lane and transcribed from them). Filed with the County Clerk October 13, 2023.
A standing order of the 97th Judicial District Court sealing the files in cases in which Child Protective Services or the Department of Family and Protective Services appears as petitioner, in the counties comprising the 97th Judicial District.
Dallas County Standing Order Regarding Children, Pets, Property and Conduct of the Parties (Family District Courts General Orders, current edition F2026/05, revised Jan. 31, 2026 — a re-adoption of the same operative text by the current bench: Hon. Kim Brown (254th), Vonda Bailey (255th), Sandre Streete (256th), Ashley Wysocki (301st), Sandra Jackson (302nd), LaDeitra Adkins (303rd), and Andrea D. Plumlee (330th)), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/11/2023). The order "applies in every divorce suit and every suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed in Dallas County" automatically, without request: child-disruption prohibitions, pet protection, party-conduct restraints, divorce-case property/records/insurance freezes with specific authorizations, mandatory petition attachment, and its TRO-to-temporary-injunction lifecycle.