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Differentiated Felony Case Management — Case Scheduling Tracks (August 2013)

High confidence· verified August 23, 2026Case ManagementHarris County, Differentiated Felony Case Management — Case Scheduling Tracks (August 2013) (court website)

Summary

Differentiated Felony Case Management — Case Scheduling Tracks (August 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

Harris County District Courts Differentiated Case Management Pilot Program Case Scheduling Tracks Expedited Track Setting Jail Cases Bond Cases Filing + 1-4 days* Initial Appearance (PIA) Filing + 1 day* PIA + 30 days Consultation Setting PIA + 30 days Indictment + 15 days Evidence Exchange (EE) Indictment + 15 days EE + 60 days Comprehensive Pretrial Conference EE + 60 days Bond Cases Filing + 1-4 days* Trial within 4 weeks of Comprehensive Pretrial Conference PIA + 30 days Basic Track Indictment + 15 days Indictment + 75 days Setting Jail Cases Indictment + 90 days Initial Appearance (PIA) Filing + 1 day* Bond Cases Filing + 1-4 days* Consultation Setting PIA + 30 days PIA + 30 days Evidence Exchange (EE) Indictment + 15 days Indictment + 60 days Indictment + 90 days Comprehensive Pretrial Conference Indictment + 75 days Indictment + 105 days Motions. Indictment + 90 days Trial within 4 weeks of Comprehensive Pretrial Conference Complex Track Setting Jail Cases Initial Appearance (PIA) Filing + 1 day* Consultation Setting PIA + 30 days Evidence Exchange (EE) Indictment + 60 days Comprehensive Pretrial Conference Indictment + 90 days Motions. Indictment + 105 days Trial within 6 weeks of Comprehensive Pretrial Conference Unless otherwise indicated, calendar days are used for calculations. * County business days Rev 8/30/13

Source of truth

Official source: Harris County District Courts — justex.net (family site)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 20, 2026
Effective date: August 1, 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). Complete document text quoted verbatim (whitespace-normalized); the posted document is the controlling text.