Courthouses in the hardest-hit areas of the Texas Gulf Coast will remain closed indefinitely, but others along Hurricane Harvey’s disastrous path are planning to reopen after Labor Day.
Quickly after the devastating storm crippled the justice system along the Texas Gulf Coast, the Texas Supreme Court responded on Monday with an order that made it clear that the disaster was good cause for courts to suspend deadlines and regular court procedures in both civil and criminal cases. Since then, the high court has issued a bevy of other recovery-related orders.
