THE COUNTY LEDGER · TEXAS
Harris County
Monthly probate filings, the administration mix, and the public record behind them. Describing populations and processes, never predicting an estate.
MONTHLY NEW DECEDENTS’ ESTATE FILINGS · TIER A
The county filing record
Available months within the trailing annual window. Gaps are not zeros. Administration mix is shown for each reported month; no unpublished annual statistic is computed.
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · October 2025 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · November 2025 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · December 2025 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · January 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · February 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · March 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · April 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · May 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · June 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · July 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · August 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate and Mental Health Detail (card.txcourts.gov), run 2026-10-30; PDF evidence PMH_Detail_Harris_2026-09.pdf · September 2026 · Tier A
| Month | Independent | Dependent | Other estate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · October 2025 · Tier A | 532 | 41 | 173 | 746 |
| November 2025 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · November 2025 · Tier A | 386 | 23 | 149 | 558 |
| December 2025 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · December 2025 · Tier A | 439 | 26 | 172 | 637 |
| January 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · January 2026 · Tier A | 457 | 23 | 176 | 656 |
| February 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · February 2026 · Tier A | 533 | 19 | 174 | 726 |
| March 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · March 2026 · Tier A | 547 | 22 | 216 | 785 |
| April 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · April 2026 · Tier A | 471 | 31 | 206 | 708 |
| May 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · May 2026 · Tier A | 492 | 19 | 152 | 663 |
| June 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · June 2026 · Tier A | 556 | 19 | 202 | 777 |
| July 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · July 2026 · Tier A | 544 | 20 | 189 | 753 |
| August 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · August 2026 · Tier A | 472 | 32 | 196 | 700 |
| September 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate and Mental Health Detail (card.txcourts.gov), run 2026-10-30; PDF evidence PMH_Detail_Harris_2026-09.pdf · September 2026 · Tier A | 489 | 25 | 157 | 671 |
County-level courts aggregate. Statutory probate courts may report separately; these records do not describe an individual estate.
TIER B · HAND-COLLECTED DOCKET SAMPLE
How readable is the public record?
37.5%
Required-field legibility in the sampled records. A sample describes its records, not every estate in the county.
Source run: LP-2026-07-31-HARRIS-01 · n=40 · Tier B
A county outlook, in one place.
Published history, administration mix, and methodology.
THE COUNTY DIGEST
A little more clarity, in your inbox.
A weekly digest of published county updates. No individual estate or family information.