Monitoring the SessionHB 636
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Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to a writ to require the issuance of certain relevant documents for a postconviction application for a writ of habeas corpus.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Judges can order the papers released. Starting September 1, 2027.
The bill lets a Texas-licensed attorney ask a district court for a writ ordering the release of documents needed to file a post-conviction habeas corpus application. The attorney must affirm that the documents are needed before the application can be filed in good faith, and must give the prosecutor's office reasonable notice. District judges gain the power to grant this writ starting September 1, 2027, and the court's authority is limited to the document request.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 3757 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB636 · 2026-11-09
relating to a writ to require the issuance of certain relevant documents for a postconviction application for a writ of habeas corpus.
Judges can order the papers released. Starting September 1, 2027.
The bill lets a Texas-licensed attorney ask a district court for a writ ordering the release of documents needed to file a post-conviction habeas corpus application. The attorney must affirm that the documents are needed before the application can be filed in good faith, and must give the prosecutor's office reasonable notice. District judges gain the power to grant this writ starting September 1, 2027, and the court's authority is limited to the document request.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 9, 2024 to Jun 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$85,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 8, 2024 to Jun 17, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100979067, 101003930, 101054759.
$25,000.00
Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101003930.
$14,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to May 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100979067, 101024872, 101054759.
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$85,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 8, 2024 to Jun 17, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100979067, 101003930, 101054759.
$25,000.00
Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101003930.
$14,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to May 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100979067, 101024872, 101054759.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Moody, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 26, 2025: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Relating to a writ to invoke the jurisdiction of a district court for the purpose of obtaining relevant documents for a postconviction application for a writ of habeas corpus.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Courts--District
Criminal Procedure--Posttrial Procedure
The text as introduced · 364 words
90R4131 JRR-D By: Moody H.B. No. 636 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a writ to require the issuance of certain relevant documents for a postconviction application for a writ of habeas corpus. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Article 11.66 to read as follows: Art. 11.66. WRIT REQUIRING ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FOR POSTCONVICTION WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS APPLICATION. (a) A person may file a petition for a writ under this article in a district court to require the issuance of documents described by Subsection (b)(2)(B) related to filing an application for a writ of habeas corpus under this chapter. (b) A person may file a petition for a writ under this article only if: (1) the person is an attorney licensed in this state; (2) the person affirms in the petition that: (A) the person is seeking to file an application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of an applicant after a final conviction; and (B) the person cannot in good faith file the application until the person obtains documents relevant to a ground for relief in the application; and (3) the person provides the office of the attorney representing the state in the applicant's case with reasonable notice of the person's intention to file a petition for a writ under this article. (c) A district court's jurisdiction under this article is invoked by the filing of the petition described by this article and is limited to matters relating to the petition and the issuance of relevant documents as requested by the petition. SECTION 2. Section 24.011, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 24.011. WRIT POWER. A judge of a district court may, either in termtime or vacation, grant a writ [ writs ] of mandamus, injunction, sequestration, attachment, garnishment, certiorari, and supersedeas , a writ to require the issuance of documents under Article 11.66, Code of Criminal Procedure, and any [ all ] other writ [ writs ] necessary to the enforcement of the court's jurisdiction. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.