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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.
January 24, 2018
November 30, 2017
After the conclusion of a thirty day notice and opportunity for public comment period, the Bankruptcy Judges of this Court have adopted amendments to the Local Bankruptcy Rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of...
November 29, 2017
Please Save the Date for the 2018 Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference to be held Friday, June 8, 2018, at the Omni Hotel in downtown Dallas. Registration will open...
November 6, 2017
Effective immediately, bankruptcy court hearings in the Amarillo Division will no longer be noticed for a specific courtroom. All notices, orders, and any other references to the Amarillo Courtroom will state...
October 18, 2017
Clerk's Notice 17-07 (Regarding Bankruptcy Rule and Form Changes Effective Friday, December 1, 2017)
The Supreme Court adopted changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Official Bankruptcy
Forms, which are scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2017.
Please click...
October 18, 2017
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has drafted proposed amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules 2002-1, 3002.1-1, and 3007-1.
A 30-day public comment period will commence today, October 18, 2017,...
June 26, 2017
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has entered General Order 2017-02, Standing Scheduling Order Concerning Mid-Case Audits in Chapter 13 Cases.
This General Order amends and supersedes General Order 2014...
June 26, 2017
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has entered General Order 2017-01, Standing Order Concerning All Chapter 13 Cases. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court in a given case or cases, General Order 2017-01 shall...
June 23, 2017
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has amended its local Chapter 13 Plan Form (BTXN222), effective July 1, 2017.
Please click here to view the amended form...
June 15, 2017
Chief Judge Barbara Houser has been designated, on a preliminary basis, through the intercircuit assignment procedures of the Judicial Conference of the United States, to serve as the lead judicial mediator in four cases pending...