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Amended standing order of the Travis County Courts at Law handling criminal cases: when the Travis County Attorney's Office reviews a probable cause affidavit for a misdemeanor charge and rejects the charge, the Sheriff's Office must release the arrested person on that charge immediately upon notification of the rejection; the order functions as a release card.
Applies to persons in Sheriff's custody on misdemeanor charges before the Travis County Courts at Law. The district courts entered a parallel order for felony charges rejected by the District Attorney's Office, published separately. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Cause No. C-1-CR-11-100054, State of Texas and County of Travis, In the County Courts at Law Handling Criminal Cases — AMENDED STANDING ORDER TO RELEASE ARRESTEES AFTER COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE REJECTS CHARGES. In the interest of justice and fairness for all persons arrested for misdemeanor crimes, the Travis County Court at Law Judges have determined that if the prosecuting agency responsible for pursuing misdemeanor criminal charges against arrested persons does not wish to prosecute, the arrested persons shall be released from the Travis County Sheriff's custody as described in this Standing Order. The Travis County Attorney's Office, the agency responsible for prosecuting misdemeanors in Travis County, has established a method to review probable cause affidavits, and in certain cases, reject charges; after notification of that rejection occurs, the Travis County Sheriff's Office should no longer hold the arrestees. The Travis County Attorney's Office will review probable cause affidavits for misdemeanor charges brought to the Sheriff's custody by arresting agencies in Travis County; after conducting a thorough review, if the Assistant County Attorney determines, in their discretion, to reject the charge(s) listed in the affidavit, indicating that the prosecutor does not wish to pursue criminal charges against the arrested person, the Assistant County Attorney will provide notice of rejection to the Travis County Sheriff's Office personnel. IT IS ORDERED by the undersigned judges that all persons in custody on misdemeanor charges rejected by the Travis County Attorney's Office, and meeting the above conditions, shall be released on any charge the State has rejected from the Sheriff's custody by Travis County Sheriff's Office personnel immediately upon notification of the rejection; this Order functions in all cases where the prosecutor has submitted their rejection of charges as a release card. A copy of this Standing Order shall be transmitted to the Sheriff of Travis County. This Order is effective immediately.
Amended Standing Order to Release Arrestees After the District Attorney's Office (for felonies) / County Attorney's Office (for misdemeanors) Rejects Charges (Travis County). In the interest of justice and fairness for persons arrested, the Order provides that when the District Attorney's Office or the County Attorney's Office rejects (declines to accept) the charges against an arrestee, the arres
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read). Registered at the county-court (509, County Attorney) and district-court (510, District Attorney) levels; bundled. Bound to Travis County (criminal). Unbundled and recomposed 2026-09-07 (F2) from the doc 509 text layer read in full: the district courts' parallel felony order (doc 510) had been bundled here as a copy and the composed text described both; this rule now carries the County Courts at Law misdemeanor order only, and 510 is its own rule.
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.