Bankruptcy court
Western District of Texas
The Western District of Texas is the federal bankruptcy court for 68 counties in Texas, divided into 5 divisions.
Divisions and counties served
A case is filed in the division that covers the filer’s county. Each assignment below comes from the court’s own order or local rule.
Austin Division
17 counties
- Bastrop County
- Blanco County
- Burleson County
- Burnet County
- Caldwell County
- Gillespie County
- Hays County
- Kimble County
- Lampasas County
- Lee County
- Llano County
- Mason County
- McCulloch County
- San Saba County
- Travis County
- Washington County
- Williamson County
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tex. — Austin Division (Counties located in the Austin Division)
El Paso Division
1 county
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tex. — El Paso Division (Counties located in the El Paso Division)
Midland Division
16 counties
San Antonio Division
21 counties
Waco Division
13 counties
- Bell County
- Bosque County
- Coryell County
- Falls County
- Freestone County
- Hamilton County
- Hill County
- Leon County
- Limestone County
- McLennan County
- Milam County
- Robertson County
- Somervell County
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tex. — Waco Division (Counties located in the Waco Division)
How the Western District of Texas runs a case
Practices this court sets for itself. They differ from district to district, which is why a national answer cannot supply them.
- Section 341 meeting of creditors
- By Zoom video
USTP Instructions for Joining a Zoom § 341(a) Meeting of Creditors
What the Western District of Texas publishes
Local rules and standing orders bind cases in this district in addition to the national rules. Each link goes to the court’s own copy.
Local rules
The rules this court adds on top of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. They bind every case filed here.
- 2025
captured 2026-07-22
- W.D. Tex. L. Rule 1001-1
captured 2026-07-22
- W.D. Tex. L. Rule 1002-1
captured 2026-07-22
- W.D. Tex. L. Rule 1004.1-1
captured 2026-07-22
- W.D. Tex. L. Rule 1005-1
captured 2026-07-22
- W.D. Tex. L. Rule 1006-1
captured 2026-07-22
- W.D. Tex. L. Rule 1007-1
captured 2026-07-22
- W.D. Tex. L. Rule 1009-1
captured 2026-07-22
- W.D. Tex. L. Rule 1010-1
captured 2026-07-22
- W.D. Tex. L. Rule 1014-1
captured 2026-07-22
- W.D. Tex. L. Rule 1015-1
captured 2026-07-22
- W.D. Tex. L. Rule 1017-1
captured 2026-07-22
Showing 12 of 70 this court publishes.
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- Courthouse street addresses, filing-counter hours and clerk phone numbers
- The trustees who serve this district
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