Bexar County Civil District Courts Adjournment & Extension Requirements
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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances. This page is scoped to Bexar County Civil District Courts; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Settings for final hearings on the merits cannot be continued or dropped without court approval.
A setting on any final hearing on the merits of a proceeding cannot be continued or dropped without court approval.
Litigants with more than two settings must confer at least two days in advance, notify opposing parties of the conflicts, discuss resetting, provide a day-of-hearing cell phone number, and advise the Presiding Judge of any unresolved conflict, or risk dropped settings or adverse rulings.
If counsel and/or self-represented litigants have more than 2 settings, counsel and/or self-represented litigants must confer with all counsel and/or self-represented litigants on all cases at least two days prior to the date of the settings. Counsel and/or self-represented litigants must notify opposing counsel and/or self-represented litigants of the multiple settings, discuss resetting hearings, and provide opposing counsel and/or self-represented litigants with a cell phone number to contact on the day of the hearing. If an agreement as to how to resolve the conflict cannot be reached, counsel and/or self-represented litigants must advise the Presiding Judge of the conflict when the case is called for hearing. Failure to comply with this section may result in the settings of the case(s) on the Presiding Court docket being dropped, an adverse ruling being entered, or such other action as the Presiding Judge deems appropriate.
A party announcing 'Not ready' must file a motion for continuance at or before the announcement and set it for hearing before the trial setting.
If a party announces “Not ready”, they must file a motion for continuance of the trial date at the time of or before making their announcement and set their motion for hearing prior to the trial setting.
Every request for a continuance of the trial setting—including agreed continuances—requires filing a motion, setting it for hearing before the Monitoring Judge, and appearing to obtain the judge's approval.
For all requests for a continuance of the trial setting, including agreed continuances, the parties must file a motion and set it for hearing before the Monitoring Judge. Available trial dates can be found at the following website and are updated each week: http://www.bexar.org/1813/Chief-Trial-Assignment-Clerk. Regardless of agreement, the counsel and/or self-represented litigants must appear and obtain approval of the continuance by the Monitoring Judge.
A vacation or unavailability letter alone will not drop or reschedule existing settings; counsel must reschedule existing hearings by agreed order or by motion for continuance with a ruling from the Presiding Court.
Existing settings will not be dropped, postponed, or rescheduled solely on the basis of a vacation or unavailability letter. Counsel who desire to take a vacation or otherwise be unavailable must reschedule existing hearings by agreed order or by motion for continuance and ruling from the Presiding Court.
Trial settings may be passed or reset only by a settlement agreement announced in open court, an agreed order/agreement of all parties with Court approval, or a granted Motion for Continuance.
No setting shall be passed or reset except by: (a) settlement agreement announced in open court complying with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; (b) Agreed Order to Dismiss/agreement of all parties with Court approval; or (c) a Motion for Continuance granted by the Court.
Attorneys may reschedule the summary judgment hearing by agreement, but the agreed date must be within 60 days of the filing date and approved by the clerk of the court.
Attorneys may change the hearing date by agreement, but the agreed date must be within 60 days from the filing date as required by the new legislation, HB 16, effective December 4, 2025, and approved by the clerk of the Court.
Parties with a Motion for Summary Judgment currently set in Presiding District Court must reset the hearing into the 288th District Court.
If you are receiving this email, it is because you currently have a Motion for Summary Judgment set in Presiding District Court. You are required to reset your hearing into the 288th District Court.
The Court will not pass (continue) a trial setting because of another trial setting unless the attorney has actually commenced trial in court.
Unless an attorney has actually commenced trial in court, another trial setting will not cause the Court to pass a trial setting in a case.
Even agreed resets must still comply with the statutory 60-day deadline for setting the hearing.
Agreed resets must still comply with the statutory 60-day deadline.
No hearing setting may be dropped without leave of Court.
No setting may be dropped without leave of Court.
A party requesting a different hearing date must contact the Court Clerk for available dates, confer with opposing counsel or self-represented parties, and file a notice of hearing identifying the confirmed date, time, time announcement, and reason for the change.
A party requesting a different date must: 1. Contact the Court Clerk for available dates within the statutory limits; 2. Confer with opposing counsel or any self-represented party; 3. File a notice of hearing identifying the confirmed date and time, time announcement, and reason for the requested change.
Trial settings may only be passed or reset via a settlement agreement announced in open court, an agreed order of dismissal approved by the court, or a granted motion for continuance.
No setting shall be passed or reset except by: (a) settlement agreement announced in open court complying with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; (b) Agreed Order to Dismiss/agreement of all parties with Court approval; or (c) a Motion for Continuance granted by the Court.
Trial settings may only be passed or reset by a settlement announced in open court, an Agreed Order to Dismiss/all-party agreement with Court approval, or a Motion for Continuance granted by the Court.
No setting shall be passed or reset except by: (a) settlement agreement announced in open court complying with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; (b) Agreed Order to Dismiss/agreement of all parties with Court approval; or (c) a Motion for Continuance granted by the Court.
Even agreed resets of a summary judgment hearing must comply with the 60-day statutory deadline, and resets within the 90-day deadline require the movant's consent or good cause.
Agreed resets must still comply with the statutory 60-day deadline. Resets within the 90-day deadline will be considered on movant's consent or if good cause is determined by the Court.
To reschedule a summary judgment setting, a party must obtain leave to drop the setting, confirm the reset with the Court Clerk, contact the Clerk for available dates, confer with opposing counsel or any self-represented party, and file a notice of hearing with the confirmed date and time, time announcement, and reason for the change.
No setting may be dropped without leave of Court. All resets must be confirmed with the Court Clerk before filing a notice. A party requesting a different date must: 1. Contact the Court Clerk for available dates within the statutory limits; 2. Confer with opposing counsel or any self-represented party; 3. File a notice of hearing identifying the confirmed date and time, time announcement, and reason for the requested change. The Court will determine whether the requested setting is appropriate.
MTEs set sua sponte from the bench may not be dropped by the parties unless they reschedule with the 438th court clerk or email the clerk that an agreed-to form order will be forthcoming by a date certain.
MTEs set sua sponte from the bench may not be dropped by the parties, unless the parties reschedule the setting with the 438th court clerk or the parties notify the 438th court clerk via email (jessica.agonzalez@bexar.org) that an agreed-to form order shall be forthcoming by a date certain.
Once a setting has been noticed, it may be dropped only with the agreement of all present parties.
Once noticed, a setting may be dropped only by agreement of all present parties.
Requests for an amended docket control order extending the trial date beyond the suggested completion dates (18, 12, or 6 months) will require a hearing.
Any requests for an amended docket control order that extends the trial date further than the suggested completion dates listed above will require a hearing.
Resets within the 90-day deadline will be considered on the movant's consent or if the Court determines good cause.
Resets within the 90-day deadline will be considered on movant's consent or if good cause is determined by the Court.
All resets must be confirmed with the Court Clerk before filing a notice of the reset.
All resets must be confirmed with the Court Clerk before filing a notice.
How do I request an adjournment or extension in Bexar County Civil District Courts?
Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. The request must include proposed rescheduled date. Parties with a Motion for Summary Judgment currently set in Presiding District Court must reset the hearing into the 288th District Court.
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