Supreme Court of Texas
Supreme Court of Texas
12/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 13/07/2024 00:31
Supreme Court emergency order assists justice courts affected by Hurricane Beryl
July 12, 2024
Contact: Amy Starnes
Director of Public Affairs
512.463.1441 or email
The Supreme Court of Texas issued an emergency order authorizing the modification of deadlines in certain justice courts affected by Hurricane Beryl.
The Court, upon request of local judicial leaders, is allowing justice courts in Fort Bend, Galveston, Houston, Matagorda, and Montgomery counties that have been prevented from complying with a deadline in a civil case because normal operations have been disrupted by Hurricane Beryl to postpone statutory deadlines until July 31, if the court finds the postponement necessary to allow for the resumption of the court's normal operations.