Criminal Courts COVID-19 Information

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Travis County Judiciary COVID-19 Operating Plans
Criminal Courts COVID-19 Preparedness Plan - Effective March 10, 2020
Virtual Grand Jury Order - Effective September 18, 2020
Criminal Courts Re-Certification of In-Person Operating Plan – Effective January 11, 2021
Guidance for All Court Proceedings During COVID-19 Pandemic - Effective October 1, 2020
Guidance for All Court Proceedings During COVID-19 Pandemic (For Proceedings on or after June 1, 2020)
Second Amended Emergency Order for All Criminal Courts Regarding COVID-19 - Effective May 12, 2020
District Courts Standing Order for Personal Bonds on Certain Felony Offenses-Effective March 23, 2020
District Courts 9th Amended Standing Order Temporarily Suspending the Execution of Warrants for Certain Cases - Effective March 30, 2021
County Courts at Law Standing Order for Personal Bonds on Certain Misdemeanor Offenses-Effective February 6, 2020
County Courts at Law 9th Amended Standing Order Temporarily Suspending the Execution of Warrants for Certain Cases - Effective March 30, 2021
Third Administrative Judicial Region Amended Order Extending Terms of Courts - Effective May 17, 2020
Third Administrative Judicial Region Order Extending Terms of Courts - Effective May 14, 2020
Judges, Clerks, and Staff Under Stay-At-Home Orders Travel Authorization - Effective March 26, 2020
Executive Order No. GA-13 relating to detention in the county and municipal jails - Effective March 29, 2020
Supreme Court – Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Misc. Docket No. 21-9079)
Supreme Court – Thirty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Misc. Docket No. 21-9078)
Supreme Court – Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Misc. Docket No. 21-9060)
Supreme Court – Thirty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Misc. Docket No. 21-9050)
Supreme Court – Thirty-Sixth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Misc. Docket No. 21-9026)

TAX RATE: TRAVIS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.6 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $11.00.

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