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Standing order of the Travis County criminal district courts (August 15, 2023): the State must produce to defense counsel the defendant's criminal history record information, any witnesses' criminal history record information (including juvenile adjudication history) obtained in preparation of litigation, and, in cases that proceed to trial, prospective jurors' criminal history record information in its possession; defense counsel must comply with Article 39.14(e) and (f) and may not disclose it to third parties without a court order on good cause.
Applies to criminal cases in the Travis County district courts (147th, 167th, 299th, 331st, 390th, 403rd, 427th, 450th and 460th). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
D-1-GN-61-121012 — In the District Courts of Travis County, Texas (Criminal Proceedings): STANDING ORDER ON DISCOVERY OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. The Court hereby enters a finding of fact that it is a court of competent jurisdiction under the law. Pursuant to Texas Government Code §411.084(a)(2)(D) and Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 39.14, the State is hereby ORDERED to produce to counsel for Defendant the Defendant's criminal history record information so that it may be used in the preparation of his or her defense. The Court FURTHER ORDERS the State to produce to counsel for Defendant any witnesses' criminal history record information that the State has obtained in preparation of litigation, including juvenile adjudication history information, so that it may be used in preparation of the defense. In cases which proceed to trial, the Court FURTHER ORDERS the State to produce to counsel for Defendant any prospective jurors' criminal history record information that the State has obtained and has in its possession. The Travis County District Attorney's Office, upon confirming it is in possession of the requested criminal history record information in any given case, is in agreement and does not object to this Order. Counsel for Defendant is hereby ORDERED to comply with Article 39.14(e) and (f) and not to disclose to a third party the protected criminal history record information received from the State under this Order unless a court orders the disclosure upon a showing of good cause after notice to the State and a hearing. Signed on the 15th day of August, 2023 by Judge Clifford Brown (Presiding Judge of the Criminal District Courts, 147th District Court), Judge Dayna Blazey (167th), Judge Karen Sage (299th), Judge Chantal Eldridge (331st), Judge Julie Kocurek (390th), Judge Tamara Needles (427th), Judge Brad Urrutia (450th), Judge Selena Alvarenga (460th) and Judge Brandy Mueller (403rd).
Pursuant to Texas Government Code §411.084(a)(2)(D) and Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 39.14, the State is hereby ORDERED to produce to counsel for Defendant the Defendant's criminal history record information so that it may be used in the preparation of his or her defense.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-07 (completeness fix F2) from the doc 1517 text layer read in full. Previously bundled into the County Courts at Law's discovery-and-disclosure order (doc 609) as a copy; it is the district courts' own standing order. Bound to Travis County (criminal; district courts).
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.