I can’t reliably pull the very latest headlines for the Southern District of Texas bankruptcy court right now because I don’t have access to fresh, real-time court-news sources in this chat. However, I can point you to the most reliable places to check for current updates, and I can summarize a couple of notable, already-public developments I found while searching.
Where to check “latest news” (best sources)
- Southern District of Texas—Bankruptcy Court official site (notices, rules, general orders, and related resources): https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/page/bankruptcy-court[2]
- Industry legal news aggregators that track filings/rulings in the SDTX bankruptcy venue (you’ll typically find the fastest “latest news” here): Law360 has a directory for “U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas”[7]
Notable related items (context)
- Venue attention / high-profile cases in SDTX: Coverage around SDTX’s prominence has appeared in major legal/business reporting (e.g., discussion of momentum and scrutiny of the Texas bankruptcy “hub” effect). One example from Bloomberg Law is dated 2023-10-19.[4]
- Court/venue operations and records access: For public case lookup (via PACER/derived services), pages like UniCourt’s “Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court Records” can help you track new docket activity, though it’s not a “news” site per se.[5]
If you tell me what you mean by “latest,” I’ll narrow it
Reply with one of the following and I’ll tailor the search direction (e.g., for news vs. docket events):
1) Latest rulings/orders (e.g., by a specific judge or on a legal issue)
2) Latest major case filings (large Chapter 11s)
3) Latest developments about a specific debtor/party
Also tell me if you care about a particular Houston division, or any specific case name/case number you’ve heard about.
Sources
SectionsSections Bankruptcy Court NoticesForms & Filing Fees Bankruptcy Local & Federal RulesGeneral Orders Complex Chapter 11 CasesJudges' Procedures & Schedules Bankruptcy Electronic Case Filing (ECF)Bankruptcy Electronic Case Filing (ECF) Live Bankruptcy CM/ECF & PACERFiling Fee Payment On-line (Pay.Gov) Training Bankruptcy CM/ECFInstructions for Electronic Filing of Documents Under Seal Administrative ProceduresPACER Account Information (800)-676-6856
www.txs.uscourts.govPublic access to federal court records in Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court Court. Lookup PACER cases for free, search case summary, find docket information, obtain court documents, track case status, and get alerts when new lawsuits are filed.
unicourt.comSouthern District of Texas Bankruptcy Courts Brownsville Division Serves the follow counties: Aransas County, Austin County, Bee County, Brazoria County, Brazos County, Brooks County, Calhoun Count…
bankruptcycourthouse.comThe sudden resignation of a Houston judge credited with turning his federal district into a corporate bankruptcy hub is raising questions over whether struggling corporations will increasingly look elsewhere to file for Chapter 11.
news.bloomberglaw.comA greater share of large U.S. bankruptcy cases are being filed in Dallas and Fort Worth courthouses, with the Northern District of Texas surpassing busy courts in New York and New Jersey over the past twelve months.
www.reuters.comOctober 18, 2023 - In a shocking turn of events, last week bankruptcy Judge David Jones of the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) abruptly announced his resignation. The resignation came following revelations that Jones has since 2017 been living with a prominent Houston bankruptcy lawyer who represented debtors in many high-profile bankruptcy cases over which […]
www.lsta.orgThe district judge who excoriated Jackson Walker in a decision last year will now decide whether the firm must disgorge what it was paid in dozens of large chapter 11 cases.
www.abi.orgThe latest litigation news involving the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas, the government agency
www.law360.com“Plainly, only the imposition of the extraordinary can bring an end to this litigation and the reasons it was brought,” Judge Roslyn Silver wrote. “An end to unconstitutional preventable suicides. An end to unconstitutional preventable deaths. An end to unconstitutional failures to treat those in severe pain. The Motion for a Receiver will be granted.” The class-action lawsuit came to the court in 2012, claiming inadequate medical, dental and mental health care, excessive isolation and...
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