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The Austin bankruptcy court, from Round Rock.
A Round Rock, Austin or Buda business that files bankruptcy does so in the Western District of Texas, whose bankruptcy court sits in Austin for the Austin Division. We handle creditor and debtor matters there from our Round Rock office.
What we handle
- Chapter 11 reorganizations and sales
- Relief from the automatic stay
- Assuming or rejecting leases and contracts
- Dismissal and conversion
- Claims objections and adversary proceedings
- Creditors’ rights in a debtor’s case
How we approach it
The court also sits in San Antonio, Waco, El Paso and Midland. A landlord or creditor of a debtor here deals with the automatic stay, lease deadlines and claims the same way as anywhere, under this court’s own local rules.
See relief from the automatic stay, assuming an unexpired lease and the district court. N.D. Tex. bankruptcy · E.D. Tex. bankruptcy · W.D. Tex. bankruptcy · S.D. Tex. bankruptcy.
The court’s rules on AI
Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tex. No AI rule or order. Rule 9011 governs.
No Texas bankruptcy judge has an AI order of their own. On appeal to the district court, the district’s rules and the assigned judge’s orders apply.
Checked against each court’s own rules and orders on 5 November 2026 for John Henry’s talk “AI in Modern Litigation” at the Eastern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference. Rules change; the full reference, with every order cited, is on the AI in litigation page.
Questions people ask
Where does a Travis or Williamson County business file bankruptcy?
In the Western District of Texas bankruptcy court in Austin.
Does this court have an AI rule?
No. When last checked it had no AI rule or order; Bankruptcy Rule 9011 governs.
Do you represent landlords and creditors in Austin bankruptcy cases?
Yes.