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Differentiated Felony Case Management General Order — Harris County District Courts Trying Criminal Cases (August 28, 2013)

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Summary

Differentiated Felony Case Management General Order — Harris County District Courts Trying Criminal Cases (August 28, 2013) — 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.

Applies to

Texas > Harris County > District Courts Trying Criminal Cases

Requirement

Probation revocations will only be included on the track through the Consultation Setting (CS), then will be set for a hearing or other disposition. … All attorneys accepting appointments from the felony court appointment wheel shall comply with all required settings pursuant to the requirements of the Felony Public Appointment Guidelines of the Harris County Criminal District Courts. … Any agreed discovery must be completed before the parties are excused from the setting. … The State and defendant must file all non-constitutional motions ten or more days before the MS as required by the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. … Monday 178th and 185th Tuesday 177th and 248th Wednesday Thursday 179th and 351st Friday 230th Jury trials will not be set during non-jury weeks. … A motion for continuance must be in writing, under oath, and presented in open court with all parties present, as required by the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. … A continuance may only be granted for the prosecution and the defense for sufficient cause shown, as defined by statue.

Source of truth

Official source: Harris County District Courts — justex.net (family site)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 20, 2026
Effective date: August 28, 2013
Last verified: August 23, 2026benchpath-ajr11-p5-2026-08-23

Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-23 (Phase 5 page-denominator close; hashed custody). Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim; the full posted document is the controlling text. Implementation order for the differentiated case management pilot program; the scheduling-tracks sheet is composed separately.