OCA data staff briefed the council on fiscal‑year 2024 court statistics and the new Court Analytics Texas project that will move the state from county‑level aggregates to detailed case‑level reporting.

What OCA reported: FY24 trends
OCA presented final FY24 numbers showing increased filings across court levels and improved clearance rates at most levels (with district court clearance rates down slightly when incomplete Dallas criminal data is included). Notable trends included all‑time highs in some civil categories (debt and motor‑vehicle torts) and rising felony filings (excluding Dallas reporting gaps). Justice and municipal courts reached all‑time highs in some civil filings, while family case filings remained lower than pre‑pandemic levels. OCA attributed a portion of the felony filing increase to prosecutorial backlog and to statutory changes that regrade some offenses.

Court Analytics Texas and data automation
OCA described a contract with Tyler Technologies to build a case‑level reporting pipeline. The initial criminal data feeds started flowing in the week before the meeting from UCMS‑integrated counties and smaller pilot sites; El Paso was under consideration as a large‑county pilot. OCA said the long‑term goal is to eliminate manual monthly reporting by integrating local case‑management systems so the state receives nightly updates and provides public dashboards and local dashboards to counties.

Why it matters
Case‑level data is intended to let state and local leaders track clearance rates, time to disposition and active pending caseloads by individual court and judge. OCA told the council the statute’s new performance reports will expand from a six‑month to a 12‑month reporting cycle, with the next round due Nov. 1 and covering FY25.

Ending
Council members asked OCA to pursue data‑cleaning steps with large counties that have system conversions (Dallas was cited as still working through errors) and to coordinate pilots with county clerks so local workloads and vendor integrations proceed without disrupting court operations.