The district at a glance
- Chief Judge Brenda T. Rhoades, sitting with Judge Joshua P. Searcy; Jason McDonald as Clerk of Court
- Consumer filings: 5,770 total — 3,372 Chapter 7 and 2,391 Chapter 13, a 41.4% Chapter 13 share
- Filing fees: $338 for Chapter 7, $313 for Chapter 13
- Chapter 13 plan must substantially conform to TXEB Local Form 3015-a — not Official Form 113
- The proposed confirmation order must substantially conform to TXEB Local Form 3015-b
- Local rules revised as of August 22, 2022, with appendices published separately
- Adequate protection is paid to the trustee at 1.50% of utilized collateral value per 30-day period, not to the creditor directly
- Objections to confirmation by parties other than the trustee are due 14 days before the hearing, and untimely objections may not be considered
Official court website: txeb.uscourts.gov
Flat per-case pricing, E.D. Tex. or anywhere
$300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7 · $400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with Local Form 3015-a drafted. No retainer, no minimum, no long-term contract — and if the trustee kicks something back because we got it wrong, we fix it at no charge.
District details verified August 2026 against the court's Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure revised as of August 22, 2022 (LBR 3015-1 and its subsections, and TXEB Local Forms 3015-a and 3015-b) and the court's published judges and clerk; filing counts are from Administrative Office consumer filing data. Chapter 13 trustee assignments are confirmed per case rather than listed here. Median-income figures are the U.S. Trustee table for cases filed on or after July 15, 2026 and are revised periodically. Always confirm against current sources at txeb.uscourts.gov and justice.gov/ust. Services are provided exclusively to licensed attorneys and law firms. We are not a bankruptcy petition preparer and do not provide legal advice or services to the public.