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A standing order of the Hays County Court at Law No. 1 requiring information and scheduling deadlines in all civil cases (with enumerated exceptions), under the court's inherent authority to control its docket.
Applies to civil cases before the Hays County Court at Law No. 1. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Standing Order Requiring Information and Scheduling Deadlines in All Civil Cases (Hays County Court at Law No. 1). Pursuant to the Court's inherent authority to control its docket, the Texas Government Code and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the following procedures apply in all civil cases filed in the Hays County Court at Law No. 1 unless specifically modified by a separate case-specific Docket Control Order or other order of the Court. The Standing Order applies to all civil cases filed on or after its effective date, except: (A) eviction appeals; (B) probate and guardianship; (C) mental health; (D) statutorily expedited proceedings (e.g., temporary restraining orders, temporary injunctions, protective orders); (E) cases designated by statute or rule for preferential or accelerated settings; and (F) cases in which the Court enters a separate order exempting the case. For governed cases the order sets the required disclosures and scheduling deadlines to move the case toward disposition.
Standing Order Requiring Information and Scheduling Deadlines in All Civil Cases (Hays County Court at Law No. 1). Pursuant to the Court's inherent authority to control its docket, the Texas Government Code and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the following procedures apply in all civil cases filed in the Hays County Court at Law No. 1 unless specifically modified by a separate case-specific Do
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read). Bound to Hays County (civil).
Judge Wolfe enforces AO S-2024-062(28)(A) with teeth: every pretrial motion in a case transferred to TD-3 must be scheduled and heard by the original transferring judge — failure to do so timely is deemed a waiver.
Judge Rice mirrors the F-division waiver with an exception: all motions other than motions in limine must be filed AND heard before the Pretrial Conference or they are waived; limine motions must at least be filed by then.