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A standing limine order of the Travis County District Courts applying to all civil and family cases set for jury trial, prohibiting attorneys and self-represented parties from mentioning enumerated matters before the jury without first securing a ruling from the Court.
Applies to all civil and family jury trials in the Travis County District Courts. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Standing Order in Limine for Jury Trials of Civil and Family Cases in the Travis County District Courts (effective January 1, 2020), applying to all civil and family cases set for jury trial (references to attorneys and counsel include self-represented parties). Unless and except to the extent the Order is suspended in a particular trial, no attorney shall make mention of, refer to, or suggest any of the matters listed in the Order in the presence or hearing of the jury, the jury panel, or any member, without first approaching the bench and securing a ruling authorizing the reference; attorneys must admonish their clients, clients' representatives and non-party witnesses to comply. The Order enumerates the categories of matters (such as insurance, settlement negotiations, and other prejudicial references) that require a prior ruling before being raised before the jury.
Standing Order in Limine for Jury Trials of Civil and Family Cases in the Travis County District Courts (effective January 1, 2020), applying to all civil and family cases set for jury trial (references to attorneys and counsel include self-represented parties). Unless and except to the extent the Order is suspended in a particular trial, no attorney shall make mention of, refer to, or suggest any
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read). Bound to Travis County (civil/family).
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.