Courts and Clerks of Travis County: Changes for 2022 Changes in Civil Filing Fees BY VELVA PRICE, DISTRICT CLERK, TRAVIS COUNTY tion, as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and additional statutes. Please note that exemptions may apply to these requirements. The list of required information is as follows: • Names of the parties. Tex. R. Civ. P. 79; Tex. Gov't Code § 51.303. • Last three digits of drivers license number and social security number. Tex. R. Civ. P. 45(c); Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 30.014. Velva Price began serving as the Travis County District Clerk in January 2015. Price is a licensed attorney and began her second term in January 2019. One of her duties is to inform and prepare attorneys and the legal community of transitions in the District Clerk's Office that may affect their practice.
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hank you everyone for your patience as the Courts and Clerks of Travis County transitioned to Odyssey, our new internal case management system. HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE PUBLIC? With the implementation of the new internal case management system, the inputting of information should be faster, and the information should be available more quickly. The transition to the new Odyssey system does not require anyone outside of Travis County to learn this system except when using the public terminals.
Civil Court Costs: Civil court costs changes take effect on Jan. 1, 2022, but the changes do not apply to some family law actions. See Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code §§ 135.101(b), 135.102(b) for the updated court cost schedules. In addition, we ask that filers include the following informa-
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• Parties’ residential/business addresses. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 30.014, 30.015; Tex. Gov't
Code § 51.303; Tex. R. Civ. P. 45(c), 79. If you have questions, please call 512.854.9457 or email districtclerkhelp@ AUSTIN LAWYER AL AL traviscountytx.gov.
With the implementation of the new internal case management system, the inputting of information should be faster, and the information should be available more quickly. New Civil Cases filed on or after 1/1/22* Local Consolidated Fee
$213.00
State Consolidated Fee
$137.00
TOTAL FILING FEE
$350.00*
Civil Actions within Existing Cases after 1/1/22 Local Consolidated Fee
$35.00
State Consolidated Fee
$45.00
TOTAL FILING FEE
$80.00
Probate Cases filed after Probate Proceeding, Guardianship, and Mental Health Cases filed on or after 1/1/22* Local Consolidated Fee
$223.00
State Consolidated Fee
$137.00
TOTAL FILING FEE
$360.00
Probate, Guardianship, and Mental Health Actions filed on or after 1/1/22 Local Consolidated Fee
$75.00
State Consolidated Fee
$45.00
TOTAL FILING FEE
$120.00
*Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the Jury Fee provision, Tex. Gov't Code § 51.604, will be repealed and replaced with the County Jury Fund, Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 135.156. The additional filing fees will be allocated to the County Jury Fund, Tex. Loc. Gov't Code §§ 135.101, 135.102.
