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County Court at Law No. 3's trial procedures (page last modified Feb. 6, 2026): all cases on the trial docket are generally reached; continuances under Local Rule 3.02 and TRCP 251–254 with the site controlling any conflict; an agreed continuance of the first setting is generally granted in cases under a year old; expert objections filed the Wednesday before trial for a Thursday hearing, late ones heard at the court's discretion; motion in limine, exhibit list, witness list and proposed charge or findings filed and exchanged by the morning of trial, the charge e-mailed to court reporter Breck C. Record by noon Friday (noon Tuesday for Wednesday trials) or tendered on a flash drive before voir dire.
Texas > Tarrant County > County Court at Law No. 3 (civil) — all civil cases set for trial.
"All parties must be prepared for trial when placed on the trial docket. Generally, all cases placed on the trial docket are reached for trial. MOTIONS FOR CONTINUANCE — Motions for Continuance must be filed in accordance with Local Rule 3.02 and must comply with Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 251, 252, 253 and/or 254. … To the extent of any conflict between the local rules and the rules set forth
Reviewer note: Own-site HTML page read in full 2026-09-06 from custody; quoted verbatim. Joined to Judge Mike Hrabal (current bench per OCA; the court's dockets page names him) as the court's current (2026) posting. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant (own-site lane).
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.
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