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A standing order of the Williamson County District Courts (effective October 1, 2024) governing motions for expenses related to investigators and experts in the defense of criminal cases, requiring the procedures of the county Indigent Defense Plan and an under-seal motion for approval.
Applies to motions for investigator and expert expenses in criminal cases before the Williamson County District Courts. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Standing Order on Motions for Expenses Related to Investigators and Experts in Criminal Matters Before the District Courts (Williamson County; effective October 1, 2024), applying in every criminal case unless otherwise ordered. Expenses related to the use of an investigator or expert in the defense of a case shall follow the procedures of the Williamson County District Courts and County Courts at Law Indigent Defense Plan ('IDC Plan', Sec. IX(B)(2) and (3)), including filing a motion for approval of such costs submitted under seal as allowed by law. Where a motion in support of these expenses (commonly called an 'Ake' motion) is necessary: the motion must contain sufficient information for the Court to decide (1) the need for expert/investigator services, including specific facts giving rise to the need, and (2) the funds necessary (the estimated cost should include all projected costs/expenses); attorneys are responsible for monitoring the authorized use of funds and should not approve services in excess of authorized funds; if additional funds are needed, the attorney must supplement the initial motion and seek Court approval before such funds are expended; attorneys should ensure travel policies are followed (IDC Plan IX(B)(3)(b)); and attorneys should review invoices for expert/investigative services and ensure appropriate supporting documentation is included (IDC Plan IX(B)(5)(a)).
Standing Order on Motions for Expenses Related to Investigators and Experts in Criminal Matters Before the District Courts (Williamson County; effective October 1, 2024), applying in every criminal case unless otherwise ordered. Expenses related to the use of an investigator or expert in the defense of a case shall follow the procedures of the Williamson County District Courts and County Courts at
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (image-only PDF read through the vision lane). County-wide Williamson District Court criminal order; bound to Williamson County.
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.