The dataset contains monthly county-level criminal caseload information for district and county courts by calendar year. Data used for this report comes from the Office of Court Administration's Court Activity Reporting and Directory System (CARD). Section 71.035(b) of the Texas Government Code and Chapter 171 of the Texas Administrative Code requires submission of court activity reports each month to the Texas Judicial Council. Reports much be submitted each month no later than the 20th day following the end of the month for which data are being reported. Because of the submission deadlines for reports, the most recent monthly data will be two months behind.

The dataset contains the annual criminal caseload information for district and county courts from CY 2018- 2022. Data used for this report comes from the Office of Court Administration's Court Activity Reporting and Directory System (CARD). Section 71.035(b) of the Texas Government Code and Chapter 171 of the Texas Administrative Code requires submission of court activity reports each month to the Texas Judicial Council. Reports much be submitted each month no later than the 20th day following the end of the month for which data are being reported.