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Following HB 16 (89th Leg., 2nd C.S., signed September 17, 2025), which created Probate Court No. 2, the County Clerk dockets all mental-health case types into Probate Court No. 1 and divides probate, guardianship, small-estate, trust and related cases fifty-fifty between Probate Courts No. 1 and No. 2; the judges may transfer cases between the courts for judicial economy or docket equalization.
Applies to newly filed matters in the Hidalgo County statutory probate courts from July 21, 2026. Page 2 of the two-page registration 3045. Registered under Hidalgo County (County; Probate).
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2026-2 — LOCAL RULES OF ADMINISTRATION — IN THE PROBATE COURTS OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS — ORDER REGARDING DIVISION OF CASES WHEREAS, HB16, in the 89th Legislative Session, 2nd C.S., passed by the Texas Legislature and signed by the Governor on September 17, 2025, created Probate Court No. 2 of Hidalgo County, NOW THEREFORE, the presiding judges of Probate Courts No. 1 and No. 2 of Hidalgo County ORDER the following: (1) That the County Clerk shall docket and divide newly filed cases as follows: (a) All mental health services case types i.e. mental health matters into Probate Court No. 1; (b) Fifty percent (50%) of probate, guardianship, small estate, and trust, and related cases, into Probate Court No. 1; and (c) Fifty percent (50%) of probate, guardianship, small estate, and trust, and related cases, into Probate Court No. 2. (2) That the judges of the Hidalgo County statutory probate courts may transfer cases to each other's courts for judicial economy, docket equalization, and/or for any other reason. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Administrative Order shall take effect July 21, 2026, and shall remain in effect until further order of the Courts. SIGNED this 21st day of July, 2026. Hon. JoAnne Garcia, Judge Presiding, Probate Court No. 1 of Hidalgo County; Hon. Aissa I. Garza, Judge Presiding, Probate Court No. 2 of Hidalgo County.
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2026-2 — LOCAL RULES OF ADMINISTRATION — IN THE PROBATE COURTS OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS — ORDER REGARDING DIVISION OF CASES WHEREAS, HB16, in the 89th Legislative Session, 2nd C.S., passed by the Texas Legislature and signed by the Governor on September 17, 2025, created Probate Court No. 2 of Hidalgo County, NOW THEREFORE, the presiding judges of Probate Courts No. 1 and No.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-10 from the TOPICs custody file (2 image-only pages; no text layer): transcribed in full from the rendered page. Shares the registration and receipt with Administrative Order 2026-1 (member-verified bundle). Signed by both probate judges — not joined to one.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.