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A standing order of the Hays County Courts at Law applying in all civil cases, governing the preparedness of counsel, motions to withdraw or substitute, the form of proposed orders, and the numbering and pagination of documents.
Applies to all civil cases before the Hays County Courts at Law. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Standing Order for All Civil Cases (Hays County Courts at Law), applying in all civil cases filed in the County Courts at Law unless specifically modified. IT IS ORDERED: (1) Preparedness of Counsel — all counsel shall come to court prepared to address the merits of the case, any pending motions, discovery issues, trial readiness, and any matters reasonably anticipated to arise, and unpreparedness will not be excused; (2) Motions to Withdraw/Substitute — any Motion to Withdraw as Counsel shall be accompanied by a Motion to Substitute Counsel, and withdrawals without substitution will not be granted absent good cause shown and in accordance with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 10 and the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct; (3) Proposed Orders — all proposed orders submitted to the Courts shall reference the specific motion, pleading or request to which they pertain and bear the signature of the prevailing party's counsel approving them as to form and substance, and the signature of the non-prevailing party approving as to form (if that party fails or refuses to sign, prevailing counsel should note the failure or refusal); and (4) Numbering — all counsel shall paginate all pleadings, orders and other documents filed with the Clerk, and shall number all paragraphs in pleadings and motions for the parties' and the Court's reference.
Standing Order for All Civil Cases (Hays County Courts at Law), applying in all civil cases filed in the County Courts at Law unless specifically modified. IT IS ORDERED: (1) Preparedness of Counsel — all counsel shall come to court prepared to address the merits of the case, any pending motions, discovery issues, trial readiness, and any matters reasonably anticipated to arise, and unpreparedness
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (image-only PDF read through the vision lane). Bound to Hays County (civil).
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.