All Municipal Court proceedings except Jury Trials may be held virtually. If you have received a citation, please contact the Court at (830) 774-8512, or email us at municipalcourt@cityofdelrio to request a virtual hearing. Virtual Court sessions are as follows:

Initial Appearances (adults)

Tuesdays

Session 1: 8:30 -10:00 a.m.

Session 2: 10:30-Noon

Session 3: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Initial Appearances are for persons who have not entered a plea in their case(s). Persons who have a mix of old and new cases might be ordered to appear on the Initial Appearance docket or might be ordered to appear on a Show Cause docket.

Show Cause | Indigency | Reconsideration

Thursdays 

Session 1: 8:30-11:30

Session 2: 2:00-4:30

This docket is for persons who have already been found guilty of an offense, and sometimes for people who have a mix of old and new cases. Generally speaking, if a person has not complied with the Court’s order, they may be ordered to appear to explain why. If a person is having trouble complying with a court order, they can contact the court and ask to see the judge during this time.

Some examples of compliance problems are:

• You were ordered to pay in full, or make partial payments, and you haven’t paid as agreed
• You were ordered to take a Driver’s Safety Course and you didn’t. 
• You did not comply with the condition of your Deferred Disposition order. 
• You did not complete Community Service.

If you are having trouble doing what you have been ordered to do, you should contact the court promptly. You might be given an extension, are you might be entitled an alternate way of satisfying your obligations. Remember, we can’t help you if we don’t know what the problem is.

You don’t have to wait for the Court to contact you. If you have questions or want to see the Judge, we welcome your call or email.

Pre-Trial

Persons who have pleaded “not guilty” will be set for trial. Usually they will be set for a Pre-Trial hearing as well. Pre-Trial hearings will be held about a month from your trial date, on the last Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. 

If you are ordered to appear at a Pre-Trial hearing you must appear as ordered. If you are not sure, contact the court.

Bench Trials

Non-jury trials (these are called “Bench Trials”) are usually held on the last Friday of the month. 

Jury trials

Jury Trials are scheduled throughout the year, as necessary.

Juveniles

The virtual court day for persons under the age of 17 is the first Wednesday of each month from 1:00-5:00. All juvenile appearances require the presence of the juvenile and at least on parent or legal guardian. At the juvenile docket, the court will take all types of matters regarding juvenile defendants.

If you cannot appear as ordered, or you cannot appear at a regularly scheduled docket, you are urged to contact the court to discuss your options.

JUST LIKE ALL OTHER COURTS, THE MUNICIPAL COURT MAY CHANGE THE DOCKET SCHEDULE, PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE HOLIDAYS, JUDGES’ SCHEDULES, EMERGENCIES, OR FOR ANY OTHER LAWFUL REASON.

IT IS THE LAW THAT AS LONG AS YOU HAVE BUSINESS WITH THE COURT, YOU MUST PROVIDE US WITH AN ACCURATE MAILING ADDRESS.

If you are scheduled for virtual court, you will receive an email at the email address you provided to the court. It will come from noreply@tylervirtualcourt.com If you are expecting an email, and you don’t get it, or if you can’t find it, first check your “junk” or “spam” folder. If you still can’t find it, contact the court.