Cameron County District Courts Filing Rules

A noncapital felony Article 11.07 postconviction habeas application must use the form prescribed by the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Paper documents must be securely bound; they should be stapled once at the top left or bound to lie flat, and paper petitions or briefs should have durable non-plastic covers that are not red, black, or dark blue.

A document filed electronically must be served electronically through the electronic filing manager when the recipient's email address is on file.

Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents.

Unless a filing has a specified time of day, an electronically filed document is timely if filed before midnight in the court’s time zone on the filing deadline.

A filer may submit essential sensitive information in a paper reference list filed under seal.

The facts supporting each ground may not exceed the two pages provided for that ground in the form application.

The district clerk may charge an additional convenience fee for electronic filing in addition to regular filing, credit-card, and other fees.

Counsel’s other engagements do not justify postponing a specially set case unless good cause is shown by motion and notice filed more than ten days before trial.

An electronic transmission to TexasOnline generally may contain only one document.

All parties must mail one courtesy hard copy of each motion, response, and pertinent supporting document directly to the district court within five working days after electronic filing and acceptance.