Hays County Courts at Law Filing Fees and Waivers

Applies to

Jury trial setting

The party requesting a jury trial must pay the jury fee before requesting a jury-trial setting, as required by the cited rules and applicable law.

Before requesting a setting for a jury trial, the party requesting the jury trial must file the required written request for a jury trial and must pay the jury fee in compliance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 216 and any other applicable law.

Applies to

Jury trial request

The Court will not set a jury trial date unless a jury-trial request and fee are filed, except when the requesting party files an affidavit stating inability to pay.

(B) The Court will not set a jury trial date until a party has filed a request for a jury trial and paid the jury fee (unless the party requesting the jury trial has filed an affidavit that the party is unable to pay the jury fee).

Civil cases

Fee

600

Applies to

Attorney ad litem deposit

Effective August 1, 2025, each applicant in a case requiring an attorney ad litem must deposit $600.00 into the County Clerk Registry, with any excess refunded and any additional fee addressed by court order.

It is therefore ORDERED that effective August 1, 2025, each applicant in a case filed in Hays County, County Court at Law Court No. 3 that requires the appointment of an attorney ad litem will be required to deposit, into the County Clerk Registry, $600.00 toward the services of the attorney ad litem. If the Court orders payment of less than $600.00, the excess will be refunded to the applicant. If the Court orders payment of more than $600.00, the order will indicate how the additional fee will be paid.