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General Order Regarding Procedures for Review of Bail Decisions — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 09/19/2025); the document in custody is the controlling text.
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Pursuant to Article 17.029(b), Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, when the District Attorney's Office seeks review of a bail decision: the District Attorney shall electronically file a Motion for Review of Bail Decision with the District Clerk, together with a proposed order; the District Clerk shall immediately transmit the motion to the Local Administrative District Judge or designated district judge; a district judge shall review the motion as soon as practicable and no later than the next business day; review is governed by Articles 17.09 and 17.15(a); the reviewing judge may modify the bail decision or deny the motion; for an arrestee not in custody, a summons shall issue first, with a warrant to issue upon non-appearance; notice of the ruling shall be provided to the arrestee, counsel, the District Attorney, and the Sheriff. Ordered by the Local Administrative District Judge September 19, 2025.
Reviewer note: Operative provisions transcribed verbatim by vision-read of the registered scanned document (rasterized at 170 dpi and read page-by-page this session); the registered document (sha256 8e58ee6389eb…) is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.