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Travis County Standing Order for Remote Court Proceedings (Civil and Family)

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Remote / Zoom HearingsTravis County Standing Order for Remote Court Proceedings (effective May 1, 2023) — TOPICs reg. doc 1350.

Summary

A standing order of the Travis County District Courts governing remote court proceedings in civil and family cases (effective May 1, 2023), providing that contested proceedings are held in person unless agreed or the court finds good cause, with jury trials in person absent agreement.

Applies to

Applies to remote civil and family court proceedings before the Travis County District Courts. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

[Seal: County of Travis, State of Texas] FILE NO. GN-61-121012 (Local Rules and General Orders) [File stamp: Filed in The District Court of Travis County, Texas, MAY 01 2023 LJ, At 4:06 [handwritten] P.M., Velva L. Price, District Clerk] TRAVIS COUNTY STANDING ORDER FOR REMOTE COURT PROCEEDINGS Effective May 1, 2023 1. As provided in this Standing Order, unless agreed by the parties and properly announced, or notified by the court, ALL contested civil and family court proceedings will be held in person at the Civil and Family Courts Facility (CFCF), 1700 Guadalupe Street. The provisions of this Standing Order are in addition to other applicable rules, including Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d and the Local Rules, particularly Chapters 2 and 3. 2. Matters Eligible for Remote Court Proceedings. A court proceeding may be held remotely if (a) all parties agree, or (b) absent agreement of all parties, a court finds good cause to conduct it remotely, except for jury trials. Jury trials must be conducted in person absent agreement of all parties. 3. Remote Witnesses. A witness may appear remotely at a court proceeding if (a) all parties agree, or (b) absent agreement of all parties, a court finds good cause for the witness to appear remotely. 4. Announcing Remote Court Proceedings. If all parties have agreed in writing, a party must announce the court proceeding as occurring remotely, pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Local Rules. If the court proceeding is not properly announced as a remote proceeding, it will proceed in person unless a court finds good cause to proceed remotely. 5. Requesting Remote Court Proceedings Absent Agreement. A party may request a remote court proceeding by filing a written motion prior to the announcement period and setting it for hearing before the court proceeding. 6. Discretion Related to Remote Court Proceedings. A court may (a) determine that a remote court proceeding, although agreed by the parties, is not appropriate and may require an in-person court proceeding, or (b) find good cause to permit a remote court proceeding. 7. Use of Technology. Attorneys and self-represented litigants must ensure they and their witnesses are proficient in the technology necessary to conduct remote court proceedings, including Zoom and Box. Additional time will not be added to settings to account for the inability to use necessary technology. 8. Emergency Court Proceedings. Emergency matters will be handled by submission or remotely, unless otherwise scheduled to be in person by a court. This ORDER is effective as of May 1, 2023. Signed by all Civil District Judges and filed with District Clerk's Office on May 1 [typed into the blank], 2023. [signature] JUDGE MARIA CANTU HEXSEL, 53rd District Court [signature] JUDGE RHONDA HURLEY, 98th District Court [signature] JUDGE AURORA MARTINEZ JONES, 126th District Court [signature] JUDGE JESSICA MANGRUM, 200th District Court [signature] JUDGE AMY CLARK MEACHUM, 201st District Court [signature] JUDGE KARIN CRUMP, 250th District Court [signature] JUDGE DANIELLA DESETA LYTTLE, 261st District Court [signature] JUDGE JAN SOIFER, 345th District Court [signature] JUDGE MADELEINE CONNOR, 353rd District Court [signature] JUDGE CATHERINE A. MAUZY, 419th District Court [signature] JUDGE LAURIE EISERLOH, 455TH District Court [signature] JUDGE MAYA GUERRA GAMBLE, 459th District Court

Source of truth

[Seal: County of Travis, State of Texas] FILE NO. GN-61-121012 (Local Rules and General Orders) [File stamp: Filed in The District Court of Travis County, Texas, MAY 01 2023 LJ, At 4:06 [handwritten] P.M., Velva L. Price, District Clerk] TRAVIS COUNTY STANDING ORDER FOR REMOTE COURT PROCEEDINGS Effective May 1, 2023 1. As provided in this Standing Order, unless agreed by the parties and properly a

Official source: TOPICs — Texas local rules registry (topics.txcourts.gov)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: May 1, 2023
Last verified: September 21, 2026benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p12-2026-09-21

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read). Bound to Travis County (civil/family). [TRANSCRIBED BY EYE 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P12): every page of the registered file (sha256 70c388da5be1..., 2 page(s), digital layer that failed the machine checks; text taken from the layer and corrected word by word from the page) read against the rendered file; verbatim, source typos kept, stamps/signatures bracketed; the earlier abstract replaced by the full instrument; confidence high. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p12-2026-09-21]