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11th District Court Procedures (June 16, 2026) — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
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All contested motions must be set for an in-person oral hearing. … Do not split your documents. … Do not attach proposed orders as exhibits. … The movant must confer person-to-person with opposing counsel before the Court will consider a motion that requires a conference. … The Court will pass motions that do not have a certificate stating (1) that the movant has actually talked to opposing counsel, or (2) why counsel have not been able to discuss the motion. … Agreed motions must contain the appropriate signatures. … Unopposed motions must contain a certificate of conference. … Motions to compel must contain, in the body of the motion, the discovery requests and responses at issue and the legal argument supporting the movant’s position for each discovery request. … Do not wait until the last minute to file your motion or request a hearing. … (See Texas Rules of Court 166a(c) for notice requirements.) Summary judgments must be filed at least 90 days before trial. … If, however, your case is three years or older, joint or agreed motions for continuance must be scheduled for an oral hearing. … These motions must include sufficient details and show substantial need, for continuance. … If the parties agree to a summer setting, they must also agree to waive vacation letters. … 4.9 DEFAULT JUDGMENTS Movants must attach all evidence supporting the motion and damages to the motion for default or the Court will pass the hearing. … Motions for default judgments must be set on the oral hearing docket. … The movant must serve all defaulting parties with the motion, proposed judgment, and notice of the hearing pursuant to TRCP 21(a). … 4.10 SUBSTITUTED-SERVICE MOTIONS Affidavits supporting motions for substituted service under Rule 106 must: … 4.11 PROTECTIVE ORDERS Protective Orders containing a provision stating that any documents filed in the records of the court shall be sealed and not open for viewing by the general public must be changed to comply with Rule 76a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. … Motions in which the party will be pro se after the attorney withdraws must include: … Orders on motions to withdraw must include contact information for the pro se party. … If the withdrawing attorney represents a corporation, counsel must notify the corporate party that corporations cannot proceed pro se in Texas courts. … Motions to substitute counsel must indicate whether the attorney being replaced has agreed to the substitution and have the appropriate certificates of conference and service. … 4.13 MOTIONS TO RETAIN After the Court has retained a case four times or more, the movant must set the motion to retain for oral hearing or the Court will dismiss the case. … 4.14 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS Movants must either (1) attach a copy of the pleading being excepted to (unless the exception is only to the amount of damages sought) or (2) state verbatim the paragraph being except to. … Motions to sever must state the basis for the severance and be set for oral hearing. … The order of severance must include the following information: … • Whether the severed order disposes of the severed case or if the case shall remain active; and • The party paying for the costs of court and severance. … Do not request a hearing in your motion. … Parties must file and serve the notice of the hearing along with the motion and order within 48 hours after obtaining the setting or the Court may pass the setting without further notice. … Movants must provide ten-day notice for hearings. … 5.4 Minor Settlements The Court must approve the disposition of all cases involving minors. … 5.5 EXPEDITED HEARINGS Any party requesting an expedited or emergency hearing must file a detailed motion with a certificate of conference. … Do not fax or email documents to the Court with express authorization. … Do not appear unless you have been assigned to trial. …
Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-22 (Phase 3 justex/page sweep; hashed receipts in custody). Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim; the full posted document is the controlling text.
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