County Court at Law No. 6 being the Veterans Treatment Court under Government Code §§ 124.001–124.003, the County Magistrate on duty must screen every defendant at arraignment for VTC eligibility by asking whether the defendant has ever served in the United States military, Reserves, National Guard or State Guard; every misdemeanor defendant identified at Central Magistration as a veteran or current service member is assigned to County Court at Law No. 6, except veterans with a pending felony or family violence case.
Applies to magistration of misdemeanor defendants in Bexar County and assignment of veteran defendants to County Court at Law No. 6 (Veterans Treatment Court). Signed by Judge Wayne A. Christian, who no longer sits in CCL 6 (Judge Erica Dominguez on the OCA roster), so court-joined only. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
2015 SO 09 — SPECIAL ORDER. STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF BEXAR — IN THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 6, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. ORDER TO COUNTY MAGISTRATES REGARDING SCREENING FOR MILITARY STATUS AND ASSIGNMENT OF MISDEMEANOR INVOLVED VETERANS TO COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER 6 Bexar County Court at Law Number 6 has been established as a "Veterans Treatment Court" pursuant to Texas Government Code Sections 124.001 through 124.003. In order to ensure maximum efficiency of the Bexar County Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) for the timely identification and screening of eligible participants, the County Magistrate on Duty shall ensure that all Defendants are screened for eligibility for the VTC during the arraignment process. The County Magistrate on duty shall inquire whether the Defendant has ever been a member of the United States Military, including a member of the Reserves, National Guard, or State Guard. Every misdemeanor Defendant who is identified at CMAG as a Veteran, or current member of the United States Military, including a member of the Reserves, National Guard, or State Guard, shall be assigned to County Court at Law Number 6, except Veterans with a pending felony or family violence case. It is ORDERED that this Order be filed for record with the County Clerk of Bexar County. SIGNED, ORDERED, AND ENTERED ON THIS 12th day of November, 2015. Judge Wayne A. Christian, Bexar County Court at Law No. 6, Bexar County Veterans Treatment Court. [Filed with the County Clerk (Gerard Rickhoff) November 12, 2015.]
2015 SO 09 — SPECIAL ORDER. STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF BEXAR — IN THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 6, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. ORDER TO COUNTY MAGISTRATES REGARDING SCREENING FOR MILITARY STATUS AND ASSIGNMENT OF MISDEMEANOR INVOLVED VETERANS TO COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER 6 Bexar County Court at Law Number 6 has been established as a "Veterans Treatment Court" pursuant to Texas Government Code Sections 124.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from the TOPICs custody file (one image-only page read through the vision lane). The signer left the bench; no judge join. Registered by the County Courts at Law in 2023 as a standing order still in force.
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.