Emergency Orders
Emergency Order 37 - Issued 4/28/2021 https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1452149/219050.pdf
Renews the Texas Eviction Diversion Program https://www.txcourts.gov/programs-services/eviction-diversion-program/ for tenants and landlords under a statewide rental assistance program intended to avoid evictions for tenants behind on rent.
 
Emergency Order 38 - Issued 5/26/2021 https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1452265/219060.pdf
Replaces Order 36 and permits courts to modify or suspend deadlines and procedures through 8/1; encourages reasonable efforts to hold proceedings remotely; permits all courts to hold in-person proceedings, including jury trials, after adoption of minimum standard health protocols and an in-person schedule; permits courts to hold virtual jury proceedings in certain cases.
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