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Victoria County Court at Law No. 2 conducts hearings by Zoom when the parties have the technology: the court reporter or coordinator e-mails the link; telephone-only participants must coordinate with the court reporter the day before; e-mail addresses must reach the reporter and coordinator by 4 p.m. the day before; the court reporter hosts every hearing; proceedings stream publicly on YouTube and recording is strictly prohibited.
Applies to remote hearings in Victoria County Court at Law No. 2. Issued during the COVID-19 emergency and still posted by the county as the court's rules for remote hearings; undated and unsigned. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
VICTORIA COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 — COURT RULES FOR REMOTE HEARINGS The Governor has declared a state of emergency and the Office of Court Administration (OCA) has suggested that all non-critical court proceedings should be suspended. However, technology and state law allows options not previously available. As such, Victoria County Court at Law No. 2 will continue to conduct hearings if the parties have the technology and desire to do so. The following restrictions and limitations will apply but should be similar to what is required for an in-person hearing. Any requests for a courtroom hearing will be considered but likely postponed. It is anticipated most parties will agree to a "virtual" hearing. PROCEDURES FOR LITIGANTS: Victoria County Court at Law No. 2 will be using Zoom video conferencing. It is free to download at zoom.us or you can download the app directly to your cell phone. The Court Reporter or Court Coordinator will email you a link to the hearing. Your computer must have internet access, a video camera and a microphone. IF YOU CAN ONLY PARTICIPATE VIA TELEPHONE, YOU MUST COORDINATE WITH THE COURT REPORTER THE DAY BEFORE. Ensure that the Court Reporter (rpayton@vctx.org) and the Court Coordinator (bwade@vctx.org) have your email address not later than 4 p.m. the day before any hearing. Because of the importance of the record, the Court Reporter, Regina, will be the "host" of all hearings. FOR THE PUBLIC: The Open Courts provision of Texas law allows all Texans access to court proceedings. As such the proceedings are available through the internet for public viewing at YouTube.com by searching under "Victoria County Court at Law #2" and selecting same. Any questions regarding viewing the proceedings may be directed to the Court Coordinator at 361-580-5761. The public may view or listen to proceedings but VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Download at http://zoom.us Before joining a meeting, check system requirements to avoid any connection issues at: http://zoom.us/test
VICTORIA COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 — COURT RULES FOR REMOTE HEARINGS The Governor has declared a state of emergency and the Office of Court Administration (OCA) has suggested that all non-critical court proceedings should be suspended. However, technology and state law allows options not previously available. As such, Victoria County Court at Law No. 2 will continue to conduct hearings if the part
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from the own-site custody copy (one page, text layer read in full). Undated and unsigned (framed by the Governor's emergency declaration), so no effective date and no judge join; court-joined to County Court at Law No. 2, which still posts it. [2026-09-26: the county moved this document to https://www.victoriacountytx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2182/Zoom-Rules-for-County-Court-at-Law-Number-2-PDF; re-fetched, bytes equal to the custody copy the rule was composed from.]
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