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Four historical standing orders registered together: (1) Special Order 72472 (December 11, 2019) directing the Sheriff's Department and Court Security to use the Cadena Reeves Justice Center sally-port exit when escorting jurors and the public after hours; (2) Special Order 35751 (October 5, 2001, with its six-page opinion) authorizing grand jury summons to federal agencies under the Privacy Act exceptions; (3) Special Order 64807 (February 1, 2012) attaching a HIPAA standing order to the Criminal District Attorney's trial subpoenas to covered entities; and (4) the August 18, 2011 Joint Order of Referral sending all Article 18.18 disposition-of-contraband matters to the Criminal Law Magistrate unless a district court retains them. Items (2) and (3) have since been re-entered and combined by the July 2023 Standing Order Regarding Subpoenas (TOPICs doc 1488); item (4) is the operative referral for contraband dispositions, and item (1) directs court security rather than litigants.
Registered by Bexar County as the criminal district courts' standing orders; the operative practice rule in the set is the 2011 referral of Article 18.18 contraband-disposition matters to the Criminal Law Magistrate. The subpoena orders of 2001 and 2012 are carried here as history — the current versions are the July 2023 Fair Credit Reporting and HIPAA/federal-agency standing orders (TOPICs docs 1487 and 1488). Historical benches signed each order; no judge join. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
STANDING ORDERS OF THE BEXAR COUNTY CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURTS — the compilation registered with TOPICs on January 1, 2023 (15 pages; four instruments): [1] SPECIAL ORDER NO. 72472 — STANDING ORDER REGARDING ESCORTING OF JURORS AFTER HOURS (In the District Court giving preference to criminal matters, 144th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 226th, 227th, 290th, 379th, 399th and 437th, of Bexar County, Texas). The Criminal District Court Judges of Bexar County do hereby issue this Standing Court Order as follows: The Bexar County Sheriff's Department and Bexar County Court Security are hereby ORDERED to use the Sally Port exit out of the Cadena Reeves Justice Center when they are called upon after hours to escort potential jurors, existing jurors, former jurors, and members of the public out of the Paul Elizondo Tower and Cadena Reeves Justice Center. SIGNED, ORDERED AND ENTERED THE 11th day of December, 2019. Ray Olivarri, Judge, 144th Judicial District Court; Catherine Torres-Stahl, Judge, 175th Judicial District Court; Jefferson Moore, Judge, 186th Judicial District Court; Stephanie Boyd, Judge, 187th Judicial District Court; Velia Meza, Judge, 226th Judicial District Court; Kevin O'Connell, Judge, 227th Judicial District Court; Jennifer Pena, Judge, 290th Judicial District Court; Ron Rangel, Judge, 379th Judicial District Court; Frank Castro, Judge, 399th Judicial District Court; Lori I. Valenzuela, Judge, 437th Judicial District Court. [Recorded 12/18/2019, Vol. 5235 Pg. 1016–1017; certified copy of the District Clerk December 18, 2019.] [2] SPECIAL ORDER NO. 35751 — IN RE: GRAND JURY SUMMONS — STANDING ORDER. In consideration of the Court's Opinion issued on this date, the Court issues the following Order pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(7) & (11): IT IS ORDERED that the Foreperson of any Grand Jury empaneled by this Court and the attorney representing the State before the Grand Jury are hereby authorized, without further Order of this Court, to request from any entity all information necessary to resolve criminal investigations undertaken by the Grand Jury. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be attached to all Grand Jury Summons that are directed to a federal agency as that term is defined in 5 U.S.C. §§ 551(1), 552(f)(1), 552a(a)(1). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the federal agency or individual identified by the Grand Jury Summons attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference shall forthwith comply with the Grand Jury Summons. If necessary, the federal agency shall supply an employee who is competent to provide testimony before the Grand Jury related to the requested information. SO ORDERED on this the 5th day of October, 2001. Juanita Vasquez-Gardner, Judge, 399th Judicial District; Raymond Angelini, Judge, 187th Judicial District. Accompanied by document 35752, OPINION ON STANDING ORDER (six pages, entered October 5, 2001, by the same two judges), which finds that grand-jury summons and subpoenas issued under Code of Criminal Procedure articles 20.09–20.12 are "written requests" of a law-enforcement instrumentality within the Privacy Act exception at 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(7), that the Court is a court of competent jurisdiction within § 552a(b)(11), and that grand-jury secrecy under articles 19.34 and 20.02 protects the records obtained. [The opinion's reasoning is summarized here; it is not transcribed.] [3] SPECIAL ORDER NO. 64807 — STANDING ORDER REGARDING TRIAL SUBPOENAS (In the District Courts giving preference to criminal matters, 144th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 226th, 227th, 290th, 379th, 399th and 437th, of Bexar County, Texas). The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, 45 CFR 160 and 164 (HIPAA), provides that a covered entity may use or disclose protected health information to the extent that such use or disclosure is required by law and the use or disclosure complies with and is limited to the relevant requirements of such law. Permitted disclosures include, but are not limited to, 45 CFR 164.512(f)(1)(ii)(A), which provides in pertinent part: (f) Standard: Disclosures for law enforcement purposes. A covered entity may disclose protected health information for a law enforcement purpose to a law enforcement official if the conditions in paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(6) of this section are met, as applicable. (1) Permitted Disclosures: Pursuant to process and as otherwise required by law. A covered entity may disclose protected health information: (ii) In compliance with and as limited by the relevant requirements of: (A) A court order or court-ordered warrant, or a subpoena or summons issued by a judicial officer. Pursuant to 45 CFR 164.512(f)(1)(ii)(A), and in recognition that the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney represents the State of Texas in all criminal cases in the County and District Courts of Bexar County, Texas, the Criminal District Court Judges of Bexar County issue this Standing Court Order. IT IS ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be attached to all trial subpoenas issued at the request of the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney to covered entities for protected health information. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the covered entity identified in the subpoena attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference shall forthwith comply with the subpoena and remains subject to all enforcement provisions of the law and Chapter 24 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. SIGNED, ORDERED and ENTERED the 1st day of February, 2012. Angus McGinty, Judge, 144th Judicial District Court; Mary Roman, Judge, 175th Judicial District Court; Maria Teresa Herr, Judge, 186th Judicial District Court; Raymond Angelini, Judge, 187th Judicial District Court; Sid L. Harle, Judge, 226th Judicial District Court; Philip A. Kazen, Jr., Judge, 227th Judicial District Court; Melisa Skinner, Judge, 290th Judicial District Court; Ron Rangel, Judge, 379th Judicial District Court; Juanita A. Vasquez-Gardner, Judge, 399th Judicial District Court; Lori I. Valenzuela, Judge, 437th Judicial District Court. [Recorded 02/01/2012, Vol. 3816 Pg. 13–14; certified copy of the District Clerk February 1, 2012.] [4] DOCUMENT NO. 64460 — JOINT ORDER OF REFERRAL TO MAGISTRATE ON MATTERS INVOLVING DISPOSITION OF CONTRABAND (In the District Courts 144th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 226th, 227th, 290th, 379th, 399th, 437th handling criminal cases). In accordance with Article 18.18 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the Bexar County Criminal District Court Judges hereby execute this Joint Order of Referral. All matters involving issues of Disposition of Contraband described in Article 18.18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, are hereby referred to and will be handled by the Criminal Law Magistrate, unless retained by a particular District Court. It is ORDERED that this Joint Order be spread upon the minutes of the respective courts and filed for a record in the offices of the District Clerk of Bexar County. SIGNED, ORDERED, AND REFERRED TO ON 8/18/11. Judge Angus McGinty, 144th Judicial District Court; Judge Mary Román, 175th Judicial District Court; Judge Maria Teresa Herr, 186th Judicial District Court; Judge Raymond Angelini, 187th Judicial District Court; Judge Sid L. Harle, 226th Judicial District Court; Judge Philip A. Kazen, Jr., 227th Judicial District Court; Judge Melisa Skinner, 290th Judicial District Court; Judge Ron Rangel, 379th Judicial District Court; Judge Juanita A. Vásquez-Gardner, 399th Judicial District Court; Judge Lori Valenzuela, 437th Judicial District Court. [Recorded 09/02/2011, Vol. 3738 Pg. 1848–1849.]
STANDING ORDERS OF THE BEXAR COUNTY CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURTS — the compilation registered with TOPICs on January 1, 2023 (15 pages; four instruments): [1] SPECIAL ORDER NO. 72472 — STANDING ORDER REGARDING ESCORTING OF JURORS AFTER HOURS (In the District Court giving preference to criminal matters, 144th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 226th, 227th, 290th, 379th, 399th and 437th, of Bexar County, Texas). Th
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from the TOPICs custody file (fifteen image-only pages, every page read through the vision lane). The four orders are transcribed; the 2001 Opinion on Standing Order (35752, six pages) is summarized rather than transcribed. The effective date carried is that of the most recent instrument in the set (December 11, 2019). Kept as a rule for the still-operative contraband referral; the juror-escort order is a security directive to the Sheriff and Court Security and the 2001/2012 subpoena orders are superseded editions (recorded here as history under edition precedence, with the 2023 editions published separately).
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.