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Procedures for ODL and IRL petitions after ALR suspensions and DWI-conviction suspensions: filed in County Court Civil Filing and granted case by case; no handwritten petitions; no commercial-vehicle licenses (Transp. Code § 521.242); counsel must confirm eligibility; applications after § 49.04–49.08 convictions seeking issuance without time restrictions or an essential-need showing require ignition interlock for the suspension period; the original order must be presented to the judge of the county court at law of conviction or pending case and may need a hearing in the Presiding Civil County Courts; proof of SR-22 insurance, a certified driving record and proof of an installed interlock where applicable; no ODL or IRL on DWI-3d or greater; the granting court may order supervision with alcohol or drug testing and a monthly administrative fee (Transp. Code §§ 521.2461, 521.2462; Gov't Code § 76.015), modifiable for good cause.
Applies to petitions for occupational driver's licenses and interlock restricted licenses filed in the Bexar County Courts at Law. Thirteen 2016 signers, all since departed; no judge join. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
2016 SO 02 — SPECIAL ORDER. STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF BEXAR — IN THE COUNTY COURTS AT LAW. AMENDED ORDER REGARDING OCCUPATIONAL AND INTERLOCK RESTRICTED LICENSES This Order sets forth the procedures for filing Petitions for Occupational Driver's Licenses (ODLs) and Interlock Restricted Licenses (IRLs) for both Administrative License Revocation Suspensions and Suspensions related to conviction(s) for the offense of Driving While Intoxicated in the County Courts at Law: 1. ODLs and IRLs will be filed in County Court Civil Filing; 2. ODLs and IRLs will be granted on a case-by-case basis; 3. No handwritten ODLs or IRLs will be considered; 4. Pursuant to Section 521.242 of the Texas Transportation Code, the courts will not grant an ODL or IRL for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle to which chapter 522 applies. 5. Attorneys are urged to insure their clients are eligible for an ODL or IRL prior to submission of an application to the Court. Prior client law enforcement contacts involving alcohol or drug use may disqualify applicants or require statutory waiting periods. DPS routinely denies ODLs and IRLs that do not meet statutory criteria; 6. Any applications resulting from a conviction for an offense under Sections 49.04–49.08 in which the applicant is seeking issuance without time restrictions or the showing for "essential need" will require mandatory ignition interlock for the duration of the period of suspension as a condition of issuance; 7. Attorneys must present their original ODL or IRL Order to the Judge of the County Court at Law in which the defendant was convicted or in which the case is pending; 8. Petitioner must provide proof, with their petition, that the Petitioner actually possesses a valid Form SR-22 (Proof of Liability Insurance) and provide a certified copy of the Petitioner's Driving record. Petitioner will also need to provide proof, at the time of the petition, of an installed Ignition Interlock device if seeking issuance without time restrictions or the showing for "essential need." 9. ODL and IRL Orders must be taken to the convicting court or the court in which petitioner has a pending criminal case for signature and may need to be set for hearing in the Presiding Civil County Courts. 10. The County Courts at Law will not consider ODLs or IRLs on DWI-3d or more offenses for any reason. 11. The court granting an ODL or IRL may order the person receiving the license to submit to supervision to verify compliance with the conditions and terms of the granting of the license. This may include testing for alcohol or controlled substances under Tex. Transp. Code sec. 521.2461. The license holder will be required to pay a monthly administrative fee in an amount to be determined by the court until the end of the person's license suspension. TEX. TRANSP. CODE sec. 521.2462, TEX. GOVT. CODE sec. 76.015. 12. The court may, for good cause, modify or terminate supervision before the end of the period of license suspension. SIGNED, ORDERED, AND ENTERED ON THIS 29th day of February, 2016 by: Judge John A. Longoria, Administrative Judge, County Court at Law No. 5; Judge John Fleming, County Court at Law No. 1; Judge Walden Shelton, County Court at Law No. 9; Judge Jason Wolff, County Court at Law No. 2; Judge Tommy Stolhandske, County Court at Law No. 11; Judge Jason Garrahan, County Court at Law No. 4; Judge Scott Roberts, County Court at Law No. 12; Judge Wayne A. Christian, County Court at Law No. 6; Judge Crystal Chandler, County Court at Law No. 13; Judge Eugenia "Genie" Wright, County Court at Law No. 7; Judge Susan Skinner, County Court at Law No. 14; Judge Celeste Brown, County Court at Law No. 8; Judge Robert D. Behrens, County Court at Law No. 15.
2016 SO 02 — SPECIAL ORDER. STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF BEXAR — IN THE COUNTY COURTS AT LAW. AMENDED ORDER REGARDING OCCUPATIONAL AND INTERLOCK RESTRICTED LICENSES This Order sets forth the procedures for filing Petitions for Occupational Driver's Licenses (ODLs) and Interlock Restricted Licenses (IRLs) for both Administrative License Revocation Suspensions and Suspensions related to conviction(s) f
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from the TOPICs custody file (two image-only pages read through the vision lane). Registered by the county in 2023 as a standing order 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.