Del Rio Courthouse Closure – November 6, 2026 from 12pm to 5pm

By Order of the Court, the Del Rio Division will be closed on Friday, November 6, 2026 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. This order affects the offices of the United States District Courts, United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk, the United States Probation, the United States Pretrial Services, and the United States Federal Public Defender. For more information, click the title of this news item to view the Del Rio Order.

Austin U.S. Courthouse Holiday Closure for Thanksgiving and Christmas

By Order of the Court, the Austin Division will be closed on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 beginning at 12:00pm, Friday, November 27, 2026, Wednesday, December 23, 2026 beginning at 12:00pm, Thursday, December 24, 2026, and Thursday, December 31, 2026. This order affects the offices of the United States District Courts, United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk, the United States Probation Office, and the United States Pretrial Services Office. For more information, click the title of this news item to view the Austin Continue reading →

Del Rio U.S. Courthouse Holiday Closure for Thanksgiving and Christmas

By Order of the Court, the Del Rio Division will be closed on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm, Friday, November 27, 2026, Wednesday, December 23, 2026 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm, Thursday, December 24, 2026, and Thursday, December 31, 2026 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. This order affects the offices of the United States District Courts, United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk, the United States Probation, the United States Pretrial Services, and the United States Federal Public Defender Office. For more Continue reading →

San Antonio U.S. Courthouse Holiday Closure for Thanksgiving and Christmas

By Order of the Court, the San Antonio Division will be closed on Wednesday, November 26, 2026 from 12 P.M. to 5 P.M., Friday, November 27, 2026, Wednesday, December 23, 2026 from 12 P.M. to 5 P.M., Thursday, December 24, 2026, and Thursday, December 31, 2026. This order affects the offices of the United States District Courts, United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk’s Office, the United States Probation Office, the United States Pretrial Services Office, and the United States Public Defender’s Office. Continue reading →

San Antonio Courthouse Closure on October 16, 2026 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

By Order of the Court, the San Antonio Division will be closed on Friday, October 16, 2026 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This order affects the offices of the United States District Courts, United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk’s Office, the United States Probation, and the United States Pretrial Services. For more information, click the title of this news item to view the San Antonio Order.

Midland/Odessa and Pecos U.S. Courthouse Holiday Closure for Thanksgiving and Christmas

By Order of the Court, the Midland/Odessa and Pecos Division will be closed on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm, Friday, November 27, 2026, Thursday, December 24, 2026, and Thursday, December 31, 2026. This order affects the offices of the United States District Courts, the United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk’s Office, the United States Probation Office, the United States Pretrial Services Office, and the United States Federal Public Defender’s Office. For more information, click the title of this news Continue reading →

El Paso U.S. Courthouse Holiday Closure for Thanksgiving and Christmas

By Order of the Court, the El Paso Division will be closed on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 beginning at 12:00pm, Friday, November 27, 2026, Thursday, December 24, 2026, and Thursday, December 31, 2026. This order affects the offices of the United States District Court, United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk’s Office, the United States Probation Office, and the United States Pretrial Services Office. For more information, click the title of this news item to view the El Paso Order.

Waco U.S. Courthouse Holiday Closure for Thanksgiving and Christmas

By Order of the Court, the Waco Division will be closed on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm, Friday, November 27, 2026, Wednesday, December 23, 2026 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm, Thursday, December 24, 2026, and Thursday, December 31, 2026. This order affects the offices of the United States District Court, United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk’s Office, the United States Probation Office, the United States Pretrial Services Office, the United States Bankruptcy Court, and the United States Federal Public Defender’s Continue reading →

INCLEMENT WEATHER ALERT: Waco Courthouse Closure

Due to the inclement weather forecasted within the area and the National Weather Service’s  storm warning for rain accumulation and for the safety of our employees, it is hereby ORDERED that the Waco offices of the United States District Courts, the United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk’s Office, the United States Probation Office, the United States Pre-Trial Services Office, and the United States Federal Public Defender shall be closed on Thursday, October 1, 2026 from 9:00am to 5pm. Waco Delayed Opening.

Alpine Courthouse – Network/Internet Issues

Due to network connectivity issues, the Alpine Courthouse has reported that they have limited access to answer phones and internet access as of 2:00pm on August 27, 2026.  This is affecting the United States District Courts, the United States Magistrate Courts, United States District Clerk’s Office, United States Probation Office, and United States Pretrial Services Office in the Alpine Courthouse.  The network provider anticipates that the outage will last later into this evening.