Federal civil filings in Texas

In , 25,044 civil cases were filed in the federal courts in Texas by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 25,329.

Data through : the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of and the courts' live case-number feeds since.

Districts in Texas

Civil filings per week in Texas, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts.

Districts in TexasCivil filings per {u} in Texas, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts01k2k3kDec 8, 2025Mar 2, 2026May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12Districts in TexasCivil filings per {u} in Texas, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts01k2k3kMay 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12
Show the numbers
The numbers behind the chart; hatched periods are estimates (method).
Week ofW.D. TexasS.D. TexasN.D. TexasE.D. TexasObservedEstimate
Nov 17, 202511127513264582
Nov 24, 202511127513264582
Dec 1, 20251761849190541
Dec 8, 20251761849190541
Dec 15, 20251761849190541
Dec 22, 20251761849190541
Dec 29, 20251541509076470
Jan 5, 20261381248966417
Jan 12, 20261381248966417
Jan 19, 20261381248966417
Jan 26, 202614516911273499
Feb 2, 2026185440252118995
Feb 9, 2026185440252118995
Feb 16, 2026185440252118995
Feb 23, 2026219394225114952
Mar 2, 20264251226788702
Mar 9, 20264251226788702
Mar 16, 20264251226788702
Mar 23, 20264251226788702
Mar 30, 202633411345103595
Apr 6, 202629710936109551
Apr 13, 202629710936109551
Apr 20, 202629710936109551
Apr 27, 202627836019898934
May 4, 2026252694413841,443
May 11, 2026252694413841,443
May 18, 2026252694413841,443
May 25, 2026252694413841,443
Jun 1, 202614526326133567
Jun 8, 202614526326133567
Jun 15, 202614526326133567
Jun 22, 202614526326133567
Jun 29, 20261,3672962261101,999
Jul 6, 20261,8553093061012,571
Jul 13, 20261,8553093061012,571
Jul 20, 20261,8553093061012,571
Jul 27, 20261,5222462441132,125
Aug 3, 202668990871441,010
Aug 10, 202668990871441,010
Aug 17, 202668990871441,010
Aug 24, 202668990871441,010
Aug 31, 20265055132511241,393
Sep 7, 20264755832781201,456
Sep 14, 20264755832781201,456
Sep 21, 20264755832781201,456
Sep 28, 202635232616796624941
Oct 5, 20262591338479555
Oct 12, 20262591338479555
Oct 19, 20262591338479555
Oct 26, 20262591338479555
Nov 2, 20262591338479555
Nov 9, 20262591338479555
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Districts

Implied civil filings, against , from case numbers.

Implied civil filings by district, Jul to Sep 2026. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
#NameImpliedObservedShareChangeTrend
1W.D. Texas TX8,6504,09849.6%+342.0%
2S.D. Texas TX4,5154,58225.9%-8.5%
3N.D. Texas TX2,6582,14315.2%+40.0%
4E.D. Texas TX1,6111,7069.2%+13.6%
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Newest case numbers

The highest civil case number seen in each district, with where and when it was seen.

DistrictNewest civil case numberSeenSource
E.D. Texas 4:26-cv-01686 court feed
E.D. Texas 2:26-cv-01019 court feed
E.D. Texas 9:26-cv-00827 court feed
N.D. Texas 3:26-cv-03965 court feed
N.D. Texas 4:26-cv-01500 court feed
N.D. Texas 1:26-cv-00592 court feed
S.D. Texas 4:26-cv-09910 court feed
S.D. Texas 5:26-cv-02056 court feed
S.D. Texas 1:26-cv-01181 court feed
W.D. Texas 5:26-cv-07156 court feed
W.D. Texas 1:26-cv-03152 court feed
W.D. Texas 3:26-cv-02741 court feed

By year

Counted, calibrated and official civil filings each year for the districts in Texas.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
20,778 20,260 CL
21,116 20,771 CL
18,337 18,035 CL
18,925 18,568 CL
19,367 18,953 CL
20,238 19,850 CL
19,220 18,931 CL
19,188 19,284 19,284 1.00x 18,852 CL AO
19,720 19,684 19,684 1.00x 19,300 CL AO
20,804 20,750 20,750 1.00x 20,440 CL AO
25,329 25,044 25,044 1.01x 24,874 CL AO
so far 35,461 42,214 34,859 CL

See also: all districts, all states, case types, how these numbers are made, methodology, principles, corrections.

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