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A general standing order of the Hays County Courts at Law in eviction appeals governing notice and the pre-marking and exchange of exhibits, requiring at least three days' notice of the hearing, appearance fifteen minutes early to pre-mark exhibits, and exchange of exhibit copies.
Applies to eviction appeals before the Hays County Courts at Law. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Hays County Courts at Law Standing Order Regarding Notice, and Pre-Marking and Exchange of Exhibits in Eviction Appeals, binding on the parties, their officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and any other person acting in concert who receives actual notice, enforceable by contempt (this order supersedes all prior standing orders on the same subject). No party requests this order; it applies in every eviction appeal filed in Hays County. IT IS ORDERED: (1) while the County Clerk must send notice of eviction hearings, all parties must receive at least three (3) days' notice of the date, time and place of their hearing as required under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21(b) (otherwise the Court cannot conduct the hearing for lack of jurisdiction), and it is incumbent on the party requesting relief to confirm the opposing party has received notice, making reasonable efforts to ensure service including, if necessary, personal or substituted service; (2) all parties must appear no less than fifteen (15) minutes prior to the scheduled hearing time to allow time for pre-marking of exhibits with the court reporter; and (3) at that time, parties must exchange copies of all exhibits they intend to offer into evidence, each party prepared to share a complete set with the opposing party.
Hays County Courts at Law Standing Order Regarding Notice, and Pre-Marking and Exchange of Exhibits in Eviction Appeals, binding on the parties, their officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and any other person acting in concert who receives actual notice, enforceable by contempt (this order supersedes all prior standing orders on the same subject). No party requests this order; it a
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (image-only PDF read through the vision lane). Bound to Hays County (County Courts at Law).
A standing order of the 97th Judicial District Court sealing the files in cases in which Child Protective Services or the Department of Family and Protective Services appears as petitioner, in the counties comprising the 97th Judicial District.
Dallas County Standing Order Regarding Children, Pets, Property and Conduct of the Parties (Family District Courts General Orders, current edition F2026/05, revised Jan. 31, 2026 — a re-adoption of the same operative text by the current bench: Hon. Kim Brown (254th), Vonda Bailey (255th), Sandre Streete (256th), Ashley Wysocki (301st), Sandra Jackson (302nd), LaDeitra Adkins (303rd), and Andrea D. Plumlee (330th)), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/11/2023). The order "applies in every divorce suit and every suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed in Dallas County" automatically, without request: child-disruption prohibitions, pet protection, party-conduct restraints, divorce-case property/records/insurance freezes with specific authorizations, mandatory petition attachment, and its TRO-to-temporary-injunction lifecycle.