Standing Order Adopting Rules Governing the Broadcasting of Magistrate Court Proceedings — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 04/21/2026); the document in custody is the controlling text.
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The Council of Judges adopts rules governing the broadcasting of Magistrate Court proceedings: magistration proceedings are livestreamed to a publicly viewable monitor located in the lobby of the Fort Bend County Jail (110 Ransom Road, Richmond); recording of the broadcast is prohibited; requests for media access or virtual appearance must be submitted through the Magistrate Court in advance; the Magistrate restricts the broadcasting of confidential content, including protective-order addresses, information concerning minors, and FERPA-protected material. Adopted by the Fort Bend County Council of Judges April 8, 2026; filed April 21, 2026; signed by all ten District Judges and all six County Court at Law Judges.
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 392907cdc835…) 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.