The official court reminder provider for the Texas court system

Get a demo and you will receive an email with a link to schedule your initial onboarding meeting. The initial meeting is a virtual demo and discovery session scheduled for one hour. We recommend inviting any business and IT users who are stakeholders in your department.

The Clerk of the Court is the custodian of the record and is recommended as the representative for the county during onboarding. If other departments are identified as the contact, exceptions will be reviewed for approval.

This program was created to decrease failure to appear (FTA) rates across Texas. In addition to court date reminders, your court can send payment reminders, forms, jury information, victim notifications, emergency alerts, scheduling reminders, and more. Probation, pre-trial diversion, and community supervision hearings and appointments for defendants are not currently covered under the court reminder program.

OCA authorizes notifications to defendants, plaintiffs, jurors, victims, attorneys, bail agents, officers, court staff and liaisons, and judges.

No. For the most efficient use of the court reminder program, integration lets you use the data already established in the case management system. However, eCourtDate can be used entirely standalone. Authorized users can manually manage messaging and bulk upload events, and recipients can self-enroll directly through a web portal.

The court reminder system can send reminders via phone, text, or email, so each case needs at least one of those contact methods. If you plan to bulk upload or integrate with your case management system, provide recipient type, first and last name, phone and/or email, and person ID if available. For event reminders, we recommend providing event date, time, type, and status, plus location name, case number, and assigned judge.

eCourtDate supports sending in up to 100 languages with English as the default. The system allows auto-translation of templates, and we strongly recommend reviewing any messaging with a licensed court interpreter.

No. Geolocation tracking is not available to jurisdictions under the Texas Court Reminder Program.

You can go live with eCourtDate in as little as one month. Onboarding includes integration, training, and configuration to meet your court’s specific needs.

Authorized and mandated by HB4293 in the 87th Texas Legislature, the Texas Court Reminder Program is provided at no cost to counties. Municipalities are invited to join at cost.

In some cases, the case management system provider may charge fees for integration. These fees, if applicable, are set by the CMS vendor and are not included in the scope of the OCA contract. eCourtDate does not charge any fees for integration.