Case Study Conducting Virtual Hearings tylertech.com P 972.713.3700 E info@tylertech.com ALVIN, TX MUNICIPAL COURT After closing its doors in response to the Texas Supreme Court’s emergency order to postpone all in-person hearings, the Alvin Municipal Court implemented Tyler Virtual Court in under 24 hours. Alvin is a growing Texas city of more than 26,000 people located in the Greater Houston metropolitan area. The city’s government includes Alvin Municipal Court, which processes adult and juvenile cases ranging from traffic offenses to drug arrests to assault charges. When the city suspended in-person city services in response to the pandemic, the City of Alvin saw an opportunity. “Due to the shutdown, we had a backlog of more than 800 court cases,” says Sonya Cates, court

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