Publications, Forms and Online Information

• Run reports for trial court activity
  • For district and county-level courts from September 1992 through August 2010
  • For district and county-level courts from September 2010 to the present
  • For justice and municipal courts from September 1992 to August 2011
  • Report instructions and definitions

• Standardized Felony Judgment Forms
• Official Uniform Model Jury Summons and Questionnaire
• Template for Competency Evaluations:  Word   |  PDF
  For questions about this form, please contact Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments - Dee Wilson, Director (512) 406-5406. Website:   http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/tcomi/tcomi-home.htm
• Civil Case Information Sheet:
  English:
      Case Information Sheet
          Type-In Version [Word]
          Print and Fill Out Version [Word] [pdf]
      Instructions for Completing Case Information Sheet: [Word] [pdf]
      Supplemental Instructions for Self- Represented (Pro Se) Litigants [Word] [pdf]
  
  Spanish:
      Case Information Sheet
          Type-In Version [Word]
          Print and Fill Out Version [Word] [pdf]
      Instructions for Completing Case Information Sheet: [Word] [pdf]
  
  Supreme Court of Texas Order Adopting Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 78a and Civil Case Information Sheet [pdf]
  
  
• Forms for Reporting Court Closures and Reopenings:
  Court Closure Report:
      Type-In Version [pdf]
      Print and Fill Out Version [Word]
          Additional Page for Print and Fill Out Version [Word]
      Example of Completed Court Closure Report [pdf]
  
  Court Reopening Report:
      Type-In Version [pdf]
      Print and Fill Out Version [Word]
          Additional Page for Print and Fill Out Version [Word]
      Example of Completed Court Reopening Report [pdf]

• Texas Law Help
  Texas Law Help is a project of the Texas Access to Justice Commission and the Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, in partnership with participating legal aid organizations.
• State Law Library Consumer and Self-Help Information
• Protective Order Kit
  English version [pdf] | Spanish version [pdf]

CourTex Newsletters
Judicial Branch News

Fall '07 | Summer '07
Spring '07 | Winter '07
Fall '06

Special Editions:
Jan. '07 (State Sentencing Policy)
Aug. '07 (Collections)

[PDF Format]

• Office of Court Administration Director Reports
• 2011 State of the Judiciary [pdf]
  Presented to the 82nd Texas Legislature by Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson
• Annual Reports, Texas Judicial System
• 2011 Texas Judicial Directory
• Court Security Incident Reports
• Report on Judicial Salaries and Turnover
• Studies & Special Reports
• JCIT Reports and Publications
• Indigent Defense
• Guidelines for Gender Neutral Courtroom - Procedures April 2004 [pdf]

Texas Family Violence Benchbook [pdf] - Updated 9/20/2011

New! Legal Information vs. Legal Advice: Guidelines and Instructions for Clerks and Court Personnel Who Work with Self-Represented Litigants in Texas State Courts

District Clerk Manual (2011 Edition [pdf])

County Clerk Manual (2009 Edition)

Court Financial Management Handbook for Cities (November 2007) [pdf-903KB] - Updated!

Court Financial Management Handbook for Counties (January 2006)

• Civil Filing Fees
  • District Clerk Civil Filing Fees & District Court Civil Suits and Actions

• Criminal Court Costs - Current Charts
  • District Clerks' Felony Court Cost Chart - Effective 09/28/11
  • County Clerks' Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Original Jurisdiction - Effective 09/28/11
  • County Clerks' Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Appeals from Justice Courts - Effective 09/28/11
  • County Clerks' Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Appeals from Municipal Courts - Effective 09/28/11
  • Justice Court Convictions Court Cost Chart – Effective 09/28/11
  • Municipal Court Convictions Court Cost Chart – Effective 09/28/11 NEW

• Criminal Court Costs - Historical Charts
  • District Clerks' Felony Court Cost Chart - Effective 01/01/10 - 09/27/11
  • County Clerks' Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Original Jurisdiction - Effective 01/01/10 - 09/27/11
  • County Clerks' Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Appeals from Lower Courts - Effective 01/01/10 – 09/27/11
  • Justice Court Convictions Court Cost Chart – Effective 01/01/10 - 09/27/11
  • District Clerk's Felony Court Cost Chart - Until 12/31/09
  • County Clerk's Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Until 12/31/09
  • Comptroller's Publication for Justice, County and District Courts
  • Comptroller's Publication for Municipal Courts
  • Historical Handbook for County and District Courts (2005)
  • Historical Handbook for Justice Courts (2005)
  • Historical Handbook for Municipal Courts (2005)

• • Court Coordinator Typical Job Duties
  • Code of Judicial Conduct
  • Case Management and Calendar Control
  • Core Competencies Curriculum Guidelines
  • Mandatory Education Hours and Training Programs
  • Setting Notice Guidelines [pdf]
  • Abbreviated Legal Word Definitions [pdf]
  • Court Coordinator Salary Survey - 2008 [pdf]
  • Typical Civil Caseflow [pdf]
  • Typical Felony Caseflow [pdf]
  • Typical Misdemeanor Caseflow [pdf]
  • Typical Family Law Caseflow [pdf]
  • Court Process for Child Abuse and Neglect Cases [pdf]
  • Stairsteps to Permanency (Chart) [pdf]

• • Domestic Violence Resource Attorney
  • Texas Family Violence Benchbook
  • Texas Remote Interpreter Project
  • DPS Protective Order Data Entry Form
  • Supreme Court Protective Order Kit
  • Protective Order Warnings (Spanish language translation with audio)
  • English-Spanish Glossary of Domestic Violence Legal Terms

• • Court Interpreters—Licensure and General Information
  • Texas Remote Interpreter Project
  • Sample Oath of Interpreter

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Updated: 03-Feb-2012