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News & Announcements

Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.

October 19, 2026

Please see the attached application for The Hon. Harlin DeWayne “Cooter” Hale Summer Fellowship for 2027.  Applications are due Friday, November 13, 2026.

The Fellowship is awarded annually to one student who has completed...

October 15, 2026

Thursday, October 15, 2026

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the...

October 13, 2026

The Bankruptcy Noticing Center is currently experiencing an outage.  As a result, the delivery of electronic and paper notices was interrupted, and the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) is unable to provide noticing services to our court (TXNB) at...

October 8, 2026

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas is seeking qualified applicants to fill the Judicial Support Specialist position in the Dallas office.

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August 31, 2026

Please read the Notice of Vacancy for more information about the Vacancy for Federal Public Defender for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. The...

April 10, 2026

The Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit invite applications from qualified persons for the position of Clerk of Court. 

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March 2, 2026

There is a new scam targeting bankruptcy debtors. The scam involves a party calling a debtor using a spoofed number that appears to be from the bankruptcy court. The debtor is told they owe money to the court and can pay by Zelle.

All...

October 29, 2025

Please see the attached document for information regarding the Hon Harlin Hale Fellowship and application.

October 1, 2025

In the absence of appropriations or a continuing resolution funding the operation of the Federal Judiciary, the Judicial Conference has authorized continued operations critical to the performance of essential activities using fee balances and no-...

September 12, 2025

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has received a proposal for changes to General Orders 2017-02 and 2023-04 and Local Rule 3002.1-1 based on the upcoming amendment of Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 3002.1...

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