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Court Procedures — 80th District Court (updated March 13, 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.
Texas > Harris County > 80th District Court
FILINGS AND COURTESY COPIES All documents shall be filed electronically through efiletexas.gov except as permitted by the Texas Supreme Court's e-filing rules effective January 1, 2014. … AGREED AND UNOPPOSED MOTIONS Agreed or unopposed motions do not have to be placed on the court’s oral hearing or submission docket. … In addition, ALL continuance or reset motions (whether agreed, unopposed or opposed) MUST state what number continuance motion is being filed (i.e. “Plaintiff’s First” or “Defendant’s Second” or “Third Agreed Motion,” etc.). … CERTIFICATES OF CONFERENCE Motions must have certificates of conference as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and our local rules. … All certificates of conference must be explicit as to the party’s efforts to resolve the motion with all other parties/counsel prior to filing. … The court requires complete compliance with TRCP 191.2, which state as follows: “Parties and their attorneys are expected to cooperate in discovery and to make any agreements reasonably necessary for the efficient disposition of the case. … All discovery motions or requests for hearings relating to discovery must contain a certificate by the party filing the motion or request that a reasonable effort has been made to resolve the dispute without the necessity of Court intervention and the effort failed.” Please summarize your reasonable efforts in your certificate. … The Court also requires complete compliance with Rule 3.3.6. of the Local Rules of the Civil Trial Division of the Harris County District Courts, which states as follows: “The certificates of conference required by the TRCP are extended to all motions, pleas and special exceptions except summary judgments, default judgments, agreed judgments, motions for voluntary dismissal or non-suit, post-verdict motions and motions involving service of citation.” MOTIONS All Motions and Proposed Orders MUST be double spaced. … B) Severances All motions AND orders for severance MUST contain the following: … C) Substitute Service (Rule 106) All motions for substituted service under Rule 106 must be accompanied by an affidavit that includes the following information: … Must have at least 2 before 7:30 AM and 2 after 6:00 PM. … Statements by neighbors or by people residing in the abode must include the full name of the person and a description. … D) Trial Continuances Motions for trial or pretrial deadline continuances MUST to be accompanied by an appropriate affidavit, unless they are agreed. … ALL continuance or reset motions (whether agreed, unopposed or opposed) MUST state what number continuance motion is being filed (i.e. “Plaintiff’s First” or “Defendant’s Second” or “Third Agreed Motion,” etc.). … E) Withdrawal as Attorney of Record All motions AND proposed orders to withdraw as attorney of record MUST contain the following: … Final orders MUST state that the order disposes of all claims and all parties and is intended to be a final, appealable order. … Use only numbers when marking exhibits instead of letters. … Once an exhibit is offered (even if not admitted), it must be tendered to the court reporter. … 11) Once an exhibit number has been assigned, the same exhibit number may not be used for another exhibit, even if the original exhibit is withdrawn or not used in the hearing or trial. … When one person is reading from written deposition testimony, the reader must say “Question” prior to reading each question and “Answer” prior to reading each answer. … Please advise the court reporter a week before a hearing or trial if a daily copy is required. … You must notify the other side of your request.
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. Composed from the court's own published site content (justex content API section, our sweep receipts).
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