Hidalgo County District Courts Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

The Department must provide at least five business days' notice of an elective general-anesthesia medical or dental procedure to the specified parent, Attorney Ad Litem, and Guardian Ad Litem.

DEPARTMENT shall provide notice of no less than five (5) business days of the elective medical or dental procedure requiring general anesthesia to any legal or adjudicated parent whose rights have not been terminated and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, the Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and the Guardian Ad Litem for the Child(ren).

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Arraignment notice

Service

Mail

The District Clerk must notify each defendant of the arraignment by certified mail with return receipt requested as soon as practicable after the case is set for hearing.

The District Clerk shall notify each defendant of the arraignment in the defendant’s criminal case by certified mail, return receipt requested, as soon as practicable after a court sets the case for a hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion

A copy of the withdrawal motion must be delivered or mailed to opposing counsel.

A copy of the motion shall be delivered or mailed to opposing counsel.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Service

Electronic service to all parties

A copy of the filing was electronically submitted to all interested parties on May 21, 2026.

I hereby certify that a copy of the above and foregoing was electronically submitted to all interested parties on this 21st day of May, 2026.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion

Service

Mail

When a withdrawal motion is mailed to the client, the notice letter must state the presentation date, advise the client to object in writing, and be attached to the motion.

or a copy of such motion shall be mailed to the client at his last known address with a letter advising that the motion will be presented to the court on a particular date and any objection to such withdrawal should be made to the Court in writing. A copy of such letter shall be attached to the Motion.

CRITICALCivil cases

Elective medical or dental procedures requiring general anesthesia require notice and consent from or for the specified parent, Attorney Ad Litem, and Guardian Ad Litem.

IT IS ORDERED that all elective medical and dental procedures necessitating general anesthesia shall require notice and consent to any legal or adjudicated parent whose rights have not been terminated and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, the Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and the Guardian Ad Litem for the Child(ren).

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Arraignment notice

The District Clerk must also notify the defendant’s attorney of the arraignment by facsimile transmission or regular mail.

The District Clerk shall also notify the defendant’s attorney of the arraignment by facsimile transmission or by regular mail.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Arraignment notice

For each jailed defendant, the District Clerk must provide the arraignment notice to the sheriff, who must transport the defendant to the arraignment.

The District Clerk shall provide a copy of each arraignment notice concerning a jailed defendant to the sheriff, who must transport each jailed defendant to the arraignment.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Arraignment notice

The District Clerk must deliver a copy of every arraignment notice to the District Attorney’s office.

The District Clerk shall deliver a Copy of every arraignment notice to the District Attorney’s office.

WARNINGCivil cases

Deadline

3 business days

The quoted provision addresses nonresponse to a consent request after three business days but ends before stating the resulting action.

If a parent, Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and Guardian Ad Litem for the Child(ren) do not respond to the DEPARTMENT’s request for consent after three (3) business days, the request

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Arraignment notice correspondence

Service

Mail

The District Clerk must file the arraignment-notice correspondence and mailing receipts in each defendant’s case.

The District Clerk shall file the correspondence and mailing receipts in each defendant’s case.