New court-level data under HB 2384 shows most courts meeting clearance-rate benchmark; dashboards due in January

The Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) reported initial results from court-level reporting required under House Bill 2384 on the Judicial Council’s meeting on Dec. 13, 2024, with staff saying most courts that have submitted data meet the 90% clearance-rate benchmark. Alejandro Pena, an OCA analyst, said the agency has received and begun validating the new court-level submissions and will publish interactive dashboards in early to mid-January.

The OCA presentation explained why the new data differ from previously reported county-level totals and how the information will be used. "We have been collecting data for many years, but it has all been at the county level and in aggregate counts," Pena said, describing how HB 2384 requires reporting at the individual court and case-type level. The nut graf: the court-level reports are intended to show where case processing is delayed and to give regional presiding judges a fact base to deploy resources where clearance rates fall below 90%.

At an initial review, OCA…