Emergency Notices

Passport Fair: Saturday, March 29, 2025 8:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m.

Our offices will be closed starting Monday 3/17 through Friday 3/21. The Elections team will be starting operations on 3/24 at our new location at 3730 Bamore Rd, Rosenberg Texas 77471 . Our office will be answering phone calls and emails during this time.

Click this link to access the Online Scheduler for 387th Family District Court.

Starting February 1, 2025, the Fire Marshal’s mobile food inspection will take place at 1521 Eugene Heimann Cir. # 114, Richmond, TX 77469, in the parking lot. Mobile food vendor fire inspections will be every Wednesday starting at 8:00 am to 10:30 am.

Street Closure / Stop Closure Due to the emergency repair work, beginning Monday, December 16, 2024, one lane and the sidewalk of John Freeman Blvd. at Fanning Street will be impacted. Fort Bend Transit will not make the John Freeman Stop starting December 16th. Notices will be posted online once the original route resumes. Posted December 12, 2024

Please be advised that Re:SearchTX is currently experiencing technical issues, and the service is temporarily unavailable. Our IT Department in collaboration with Tyler Technologies (Vendor for Re:SearchTX), is actively working to resolve this matter as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time. Please contact our office at 281-341-4509 if you have any questions.

The Juvenile Docket moves from Mondays to Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. on the First, Second and Fourth Wednesdays unless otherwise instructed by the Juvenile Probation Officer.

The 2024 property tax statements are now accessible online. Visit the Fort Bend County Property Tax Payment website to view, print, and make a payment.

Starting August 1, 2024 all inspection requests will be made by emailing your request to: FMOINSPECTIONS@FORTBENDCOUNTYTX.GOV

The email above is to be used for scheduling inspections only. If you have a general question, please contact 281-238-1500.

Please include the following in your email:

• Name of Project
• Address of Project
• Contact name and number of project
• Type of inspection requested

You will receive an email of your inspection date and time within 24 hours of submitting your request. Please only send one request.

For calls that are outside business hours, please dial 281-633-7433 and select option 1 to reach our Dispatchers.

For all emergencies, please dial 911.

Beginning August 1, 2023, all plan submittals are required to be one (1) digital copy on a USB device. The USB device shall be formatted to be compatible with Bluebeam.

The plans shall be one continuous file and not individual files per sheet.

If you are looking for court or traffic information for Precinct 4, please contact the Justice of the Peace at (832) 471-2550. Thank you.

Probate Hearings will be at 9:00a.m.

As of September 1, 2021, the 240th District Court and 240th Associate District Court will no longer be accepting electronic resets by email.

Please be prepared to arrive in person as scheduled with your client on any future settings with the court.

Our Associate Judge Patel will be holding in person criminal dockets on Thursdays at 10:00am and 2:00pm in courtroom 3G. Inmates will be brought over in person for these dockets.

The First Appearance Arraignment Docket on Mondays at 1:00pm will be the only docket that emailed resets will still be accepted on.

All other criminal dockets, you will need to email the court and the prosecutor for approval of an electronic reset in advance of the docket if you or your client have any COVID related symptoms or are ill.

No emailed resets will be accepted unless approved
by court for all 240th criminal dockets except the First
Appearance Arraignment Dockets.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Court Coordinator by email at 240dc@fortbendcountytx.gov.

Thank you,
240th District Court and
240th Associate District Court

NOTICE OF ACCOMMODATIONS FOR AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS

Due to COVID-19 many of you are part of the vulnerable population. Individuals who are over 65 and individuals with serious underlying health conditions, such as high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, obesity, asthma, and those whose immune systems are compromised such as by chemotherapy for cancer or other conditions requiring such therapy are considered to be vulnerable populations. If you are part of this vulnerable population please contact the court at  240dc@fortbendcountytx.gov or by phone at 281-341-8600 to advise the court regarding your need for special accommodations and a specialized docket to ensure your continued safety.

Thank you,
240th District Court Staff

Click here for the latest Court Coronavirus Information

Judge Rogers intends to hold full in-person dockets for his court and the associates’ court.

If you have any questions please contact us.

These policies also apply for all proceedings held in the 434^th Associate District Court

In compliance with the President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidance regarding Mass Gatherings or Large Community Events, the Supreme Court of Texas’ 43rd Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State Disaster, and out of a concern for public health, safety, and wellbeing, the 434th District Court will be holding limited in-person dockets.

CRIMINAL DOCKETS

• THE DOCKET CONTROL ORDER (provided below) SHALL APPLY TO ALL PENDING CRIMINAL CASES.
• The Docket Control Order shall be signed by ALL parties and filed with FBC District Clerk at the Arraignment Docket.
• ALL RESETS SHALL BE EFILED WITH THE DISTRICT CLERK’S OFFICE WITH NOTICE GIVEN TO THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE.
• The Reset provided below is to be used for ALL Electronic Resets. Please download to your P.C. before entering the required information.
• Electronic Resets are being accepted on all pending cases with scheduled court appearances. All resets must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. the day of, but no more than 3 days prior to, docket call. It is the attorney’s responsibility to get their Client’s Signature OR Sign by Permission (W/ NOTICE TO CLIENT). THIS INCLUDES CLIENTS IN CUSTODY. All cases not timely submitted will be subject to bond forfeiture.
• You will need to contact the District Attorney’s Office at 281-341-4460 to have any pleas worked out before court and to notify them of any essential hearings. Defendants will appear in person. Paperwork must be e-filed 48 hours in advance and notice given to the Court Coordinator and Prosecutors. Please note that all hearings will be done via Webex, unless deemed essential by the court for an in-person hearing.
• IF AN INTERPRETER IS NEEDED, please let the Court know at least one week in advance.

CIVIL DOCKETS

• Please contact the Court Coordinator for available hearing dates and times at 434DC@fortbendcountytx.gov.
• After obtaining a hearing date and time, please e-file a notice of hearing for all civil cases with the District Clerk’s Office.
• Civil Trials scheduled through June 30, 2022, will need a new Docket Control Order in place. Please email the court for new dates.
• For your convenience, please see attached CIVIL DOCKET CONTROL ORDER.

Download the E-Reset Form [PDF]

Download Criminal Docket Control Order [DOCX]

Download Civil Docket Control Order [PDF]

NOTICE OF LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES

FORT BEND COUNTY COURTS AT LAW AND DISTRICT COURTS ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO COURT SERVICES FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT (LEP) PERSONS. LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH A COURT PROCEEDING WHO HAS DIFFICULTY COMMUNICATING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE OR WHO NEEDS A DOCUMENT TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH.

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, YOU MAY REQUEST LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE. To request interpretation or translation services for the Fort Bend County Courts, please visit the Language Access webpage.

NOTICE OF ACCOMMODATIONS FOR AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS

Due to COVID-19 many individuals are considered “at-risk” members of the vulnerable population. These members include, but are not limited to, individuals who are over 65 and individuals with serious underlying health conditions, such as high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, obesity, asthma, and those whose immune systems are compromised. If you believe you are a member of this vulnerable population, please contact the Court Coordinator, Tonie Guevara, via email at 434DC@fortbendcountytx.gov and provide your full name, cause number, and contact information to advise the court regarding your need for special accommodations and a specialized docket to ensure your continued safety.

Presiding Judge/ Honorable J. Christian Becerra

Associate Judge/ Honorable Argie Brame

Court Staff

Court Coordinator: Tonie Guevara

• Email: 434DC@fortbendcountytx.gov
• Telephone: 281-633-7653

Court Reporter: Rhonda Colgin

• Email: Rhonda.Colgin@fortbendcountytx.gov
• Telephone: 281-633-7654

Bailiff: Rafael Ramos

Associate Judge Court Coordinator: Lena Smith

• Email: Lena.Smith@fortbendcountytx.gov

Bailiff: Gary Marin

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All contracts executed by Commissioners Court, regardless of the dollar amount, will require completion of Form 1295 "Certificate of interested Parties", per the new Government Code Statute §2252.908.
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FORT BEND COUNTY COURTS AT LAW AND DISTRICT COURTS ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO COURT SERVICES FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT (LEP) PERSONS. LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH A COURT PROCEEDING WHO HAS DIFFICULTY COMMUNICATING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE OR WHO NEEDS A DOCUMENT TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, YOU MAY REQUEST LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE. TO REQUEST INTERPERETATION OR TRANSLATION SERVICED FOR THE FORT BEND COUNTY COURTS, PLEASE VISIT THE LANGUAGE ACCESS WEBPAGE.

We have returned to our regular schedule and will accept plastics 1-7, but Styrofoam is still on hold.