The Austin County Court Calendar
No single calendar covers every Austin County court. Each one works differently. The 155th Judicial District Court publishes Austin County schedules and docket calls for district criminal and civil matters, and the local Odyssey public-access system includes a Court Calendar area. County Court and County Court at Law dates may still need clerk confirmation. The four justice courts run their own settings. So do the municipal courts of Bellville, Sealy, San Felipe, and Wallis, each with its own appearance channel.
The 155th splits its publications three ways. An annual schedule shows the broad pattern of ancillary, pretrial, and jury dates, while a monthly HTML calendar page organizes the sessions coming up now. A docket PDF names the cases expected at one call. The case record is a fourth product, and it supplies events and filings no call list holds.
The official district docket page carries one clear warning. Settings stay subject to change until the day and time of docket call. Read any published date with that caution.
Austin County 155th Docket Page
The 155th Judicial District Court docket page is the direct source for published Austin County district calls. Open it and pick the Austin County entry. Note the type listed, whether criminal, civil, ancillary, pretrial, or jury, then open the linked PDF. Match its cause number to the local case record.
| Official product | What it answers | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Annual schedule | When types of Austin County sessions are planned | Not a complete case list |
| Monthly calendar | How sessions fall within a month | Not the full case history |
| Docket PDF | Which matters are called for one setting | Can change before call |
| Odyssey case record | Visible case events and linked records | Public fields may be limited |
Check the updated timestamp when one appears. A docket PDF can carry cause number, style, proceeding, attorney, and notes without showing every filing or final order.
How to Find Your Court Date
Start with the court name on the notice. A cause number, citation number, or exact party name keeps the search tied to the right matter. Never route a city citation through the county portal just because the city sits in Austin County. The court that issued the paper controls its date.
- Search Odyssey's Court Calendar by case, attorney, judicial officer, or party or defendant.
- For a 155th District Court case, compare the annual or monthly schedule and the linked docket PDF.
- Check re:SearchTX for a hearing from a participating Texas court.
- Call the District Clerk at 979-270-6830 or County Clerk at 979-227-3144 for the correct county stream.
- Visit the correct Justice Center counter if the online result is absent or unclear.
- For a jury summons, use the county Jury Status page and make the directed day-before call.
- For a JP or city citation, contact the issuing court and treat its printed appearance date as controlling until changed.
The clerk posts no daily printed courthouse calendar. The public docket PDF is the published call list. A represented party can have counsel confirm the setting. Write down the day, start time, location, court, and setting type, then recheck before appearing.
Austin County Odyssey Calendar Search
The Odyssey public-access help page documents four Court Calendar routes. They are Attorney, Case, Judicial Officer, and Party or Defendant Name. Keep these apart from the Civil, Family, Probate, and Criminal Case Records searches.
| Calendar field | Use it when | Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Case | The cause number is known | Court and case number |
| Party or Defendant | A name is known | Similar-name matches |
| Attorney | Counsel is the best identifier | Correct attorney and client matter |
| Judicial Officer | Reviewing a judge's listed sessions | County and docket type |
A calendar result can identify a setting without opening the full case file. That is often enough for a date check. If the portal redirects to sign-in or returns nothing, turn to the 155th publication for district work, re:SearchTX for statewide discovery, and the responsible clerk for confirmation.
Reading an Austin County Court Setting
A full setting pairs several fields. Read them together. A date with no court or setting type can look like a filing deadline, and a docket-wide start time may not match the order in which one case is called.
| Date | The scheduled calendar day, subject to a later reset. |
|---|---|
| Time | The call or hearing start time. Published 155th categories include 8:30 a.m. jury calls and 9 a.m. ancillary or pretrial calls. |
| Courtroom | The assigned place. Austin County 155th hearings are held at the Justice Center, 265 North Chesley Street, Bellville. |
| Judge | The judicial officer assigned to the session. |
| Setting type | Ancillary, pretrial, jury, bench trial, or another stated event. |
| Update marker | The publication revision used to judge how fresh the list is. |
The calendar alone never proves a result. A hearing may be reset, passed, or resolved by an order the call list does not show.
Austin County Setting Terms
Local calendar labels describe the kind of session planned. They do not predict a ruling or confirm that a listed trial will start.
- Ancillary docket
- A 155th court category for criminal or civil nonjury matters, including motions and prove ups.
- Pretrial
- A setting before trial for case readiness or pending issues.
- Criminal jury docket
- A published criminal jury-week call list.
- Civil jury docket
- A published civil jury-week call list.
- Docket call
- The session in which matters are called, continued, resolved, or reset.
- Appearance date
- A citation date that may be a deadline to process a plea rather than a trial.
Sample local proceedings include prove up, default judgment, bench trial, motion to compel, and pending motions. Check the case record or signed order before giving any term an outcome.
Austin County Resets and Continuances
Austin County sets no one countywide reset rule. The 155th docket page warns that settings change but posts no universal reset form. A request must follow the court that set the matter. Filing one moves nothing by itself. Only the court can grant a continuance or enter a new setting.
Wallis Municipal Court requires reset or continuance requests at least three business days before the appearance. The JP2 reply form makes the appearance date the response deadline. Sealy directs a person pleading not guilty to contact the court about pretrial and trial handling. These local rules do not travel between courts.
Check the calendar and case events after a change. Then call the issuing court. Keep proof of any filed request. Treat the existing date as active until the court confirms otherwise.
Austin County Jury Status Check
The Austin County Jury Status page warns that an appearance can change. District-court jurors get 155th status information and day-before confirmation numbers there. County Court jurors call 979-227-3144. District Court jurors call 979-270-6830.
Day-before check: Confirm jury status with the court named on the summons before traveling to the Justice Center.
The Justice Center sits at 265 North Chesley Street in Bellville. A docket page and a jury-status notice do different jobs. The docket names listed cases. Jury status tells summoned jurors whether to report. Let the summons details pick the right source.
If You Miss an Austin County Setting
Call the court on the notice right away. Have the cause or citation number ready. Bring the name, the missed date, and a phone number where you can be reached. If a lawyer represents you, let that counsel know too. Then ask the clerk what the official docket now shows and which step the court allows next.
Missed a setting? A missed criminal or citation appearance can lead to failure-to-appear action, added cost, a warrant, collections, or a license-renewal hold where local law and the case permit.
Call the issuing clerk promptly; a phone call does not erase the missed appearance or count as a filed response.
For legal advice about a warrant, bond, or contested deadline, consult a licensed Texas attorney.
Missing a civil setting in Austin County can bring real trouble. The court might rule against you. Or it might dismiss the case. The calendar by itself will not say which one happened. Pull the actual docket entry or order to learn the outcome. And never show up at a new time unless the court itself confirms it.
Confirm Austin County Court Dates
Any time a court date truly matters, check at least two official sources. Start with the Odyssey calendar and match what you see against the case number. A setting in the 155th should line up with the annual schedule and docket PDF. For a lower court, check the citation against the precinct or city instructions instead.
The District Clerk keeps its counter in Justice Center Suite 1 and answers at 979-270-6830. The County Clerk sits in Suite 7, at 979-227-3144. Each JP and municipal office has its own number, so call the right one. A call to the wrong clerk wastes time even when the record you need exists.
Note the court, the date, time, setting type, location, the source, and when you checked it. Then recheck close to the hearing. The Austin County district docket can shift until the day it is called.