Travis County Courts at Law Adjournment & Extension Requirements

A proceeding or session must not be delayed or continued solely to allow media coverage or address related matters.

No proceeding or session shall be delayed or continued for the sole purpose of allowing media coverage, whether because of installation of equipment, obtaining consent, conduct of hearings related to the media coverage or other media coverage questions.

If a retained case is set for trial, it will be tried or dismissed at the setting, and no continuance or delay will be considered.

If the court decides to retain a case, it will set the case for trial at its convenience and notify the parties of the setting. At the setting, the case will be tried or dismissed. No continuance or delay will be considered.

At either party’s request, the time to file briefs in a Municipal Court of Record appeal is extended from 15 to 30 days for both parties without further action by the judge.

At the request of either party to an appeal from a Municipal Court of Record, an extension of the time to file briefs from 15 days to 30 days will be granted to both parties with no action necessary by the Judge.

Parties may not agree to pass a hearing for a case retained on the Court’s docket after a dismissal notice.

Parties cannot agree to pass a hearing for a case that was retained on the Court’s docket following a dismissal notice.

A proceeding or hearing may not be delayed or continued solely to accommodate media coverage, including to obtain consents or install equipment.

No proceeding or hearing will be delayed or continued for the sole purpose of allowing media coverage, whether because of obtaining consents, installing equipment, or other media-coverage issues.

A motion for continuance generally must be filed at least five days before the hearing or trial; if based on facts arising within five days, it must be filed as soon as possible, the Court must be notified, and the Court sets the hearing time.

(1) General rule: a motion for continuance must be filed at least five days before the hearing or trial. A motion for continuance must be filed at least five days before the hearing or trial date unless the motion is based on facts that occur on or after the fifth day before the hearing or trial date. (2) Exception: a motion for continuance can be filed later when the motion is based on facts that occur within five days of the hearing or trial. If a motion for continuance is based on facts that occur within five days before the hearing or trial date: (A) The motion for continuance must be filed as soon as possible. (B) The party filing the motion for continuance must notify the Court of the filing in one of the following ways: (i) serve the motion on the Court through the electronic filing manager, or (ii) email an e-file-stamped copy of the motion to the Court Coordinator, copying all other parties on the email. (C) The motion will be heard at a time set by the Court.