Tarrant County Court at Law No. 3 — Motion Practice (certificate of conference; conferral at the hearing; telephone or video hearings by agreement) · BenchPath

Tarrant County Court at Law No. 3 — Motion Practice (certificate of conference; conferral at the hearing; telephone or video hearings by agreement)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Meet & ConferCounty Court at Law No. 3 — Motion Practice (page last modified May 22, 2015), Tarrant County court web page

Summary

County Court at Law No. 3's motion rules (page last modified May 22, 2015): no non-dispositive motion, objection or special exception is set without the prescribed certificate of conference; parties appearing for a motion are first directed to confer on the points of contention; motions needing no additional evidence may be heard by telephone or video conference by agreement and court approval, the movant arranging the call.

Applies to

Texas > Tarrant County > County Court at Law No. 3 (civil) — non-dispositive motions, objections and special exceptions.

Requirement

"Tarrant County Court at Law No. 3 has the following Rules regarding Motions (other than dispositive Motions): Parties should use all reasonable means to resolve disputes and avoid the necessity of court intervention. No motion, objection or special exception will be set for hearing unless the moving party has certified in the motion, or in an attached letter, substantially the following: 'A conference was held on (date) with opposing counsel regarding the merits of this motion. A reasonable effort was made to resolve this dispute without the necessity of a hearing but such effort failed. Therefore it is presented to the Court for determination.' OR 'A conference was not held with opposing counsel on the merits of this motion because (set forth in detail the reasons a conference could not held)'. On the date of hearing Parties appearing for a Motion will be directed to discuss the points of contention and attempt to resolve the dispute without Court intervention. By agreement, and with Court approval, Motions which do not require additional evidence may be heard by telephone or video conference. The movant will be responsible for arranging the conference call or video conference." (Page last modified May 22, 2015.)

Source of truth

"Tarrant County Court at Law No. 3 has the following Rules regarding Motions (other than dispositive Motions): Parties should use all reasonable means to resolve disputes and avoid the necessity of court intervention. No motion, objection or special exception will be set for hearing unless the moving party has certified in the motion, or in an attached letter, substantially the following: 'A confe

Official source: Tarrant County Courts at Law — tarrantcountytx.gov (county site tree)
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Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-tarrant-ownsite-2026-09-06

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