A process server in La Homa, Texas can deliver Hidalgo County citations, petitions, subpoenas and notices to vacate, with the attempt made within 5 business days, within 48 hours or within 24 hours. The signed Return of Service reaches your email as soon as the papers are in hand. La Homa is an unincorporated community, a Census-designated place of 11,267 people at the 2020 Census, with no city government, so lawsuits involving La Homa addresses are filed in the Hidalgo County courts in Edinburg.
What a Process Server Costs in La Homa: Three Flat Tiers
Standard Service at $69 means within 5 business days; Rush Service at $119 means within 48 hours; 24-Hour Service at $169 means within 24 hours. A Texas state-court citation or summons carries an added $100 fee, since only a sheriff, constable or certified process server may serve it. The pricing page has the list; the order form starts it.
Hidalgo County's commissioners court sets sheriff and constable fees each year (Local Government Code 118.131), and a private server is another option.
Who May Serve Papers in La Homa: Certified Servers, Constables and Court Orders
The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office polices La Homa. Rule 103 authorizes its deputies and the Hidalgo County constables to serve, along with an adult 18 or older authorized by law or written court order and any person certified by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission. A party, or anyone interested in the outcome, may not serve. See the certification guide.
Where La Homa Cases Are Filed: Justice Court, County Court and District Court
Edinburg is the county seat, and the Hidalgo County Courthouse at 100 North Closner Boulevard, Edinburg, TX 78539 is about 12.2 miles from La Homa. A Hidalgo County justice court hears claims up to $20,000 excluding interest and eviction cases; it cannot hear divorce, defamation, slander, land title or a suit to enforce a lien on land. The county court overlaps above $200 to $20,000. Statutory county courts share civil cases from $500 to $325,000 with the district court, excluding interest, damages, penalties, fees and costs.
Pick the justice precinct by the address in dispute, and confirm it with the Hidalgo County justice court clerk; the Census outline of La Homa does not set it. The Hidalgo County hub has more.
Eviction Notices in La Homa: Notice to Vacate and the Justice Court Case
For suits filed from January 1, 2026, the landlord must first give written notice to vacate of at least three days unless a written lease or agreement sets another period, or a notice to pay rent or vacate for nonpayment. It may be mailed, placed inside the premises conspicuously, handed to a tenant 16 or older, or sent electronically when agreed in writing. The count runs through weekends and holidays, except that a period ending on one stretches to the following business day.
A private server can deliver the notice. Once the sworn petition is filed, only the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office or a constable may serve the eviction citation; 5 business days without service lets the landlord seek an alias citation.
Divorce Papers, Citations and Substituted Service for La Homa Defendants
The citation and petition go to the respondent in person or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. If that fails, a Rule 106(b) motion backed by a sworn or penalty-of-perjury statement of where the respondent probably lives or works and what was tried can lead to an order for delivery to someone over 16 there, or by email or social media. No order, no leaving papers with a relative or on a door. See the Rule 106(b) guide.
Corporations are served via their registered agent. A default judgment needs the return on file ten days, excluding the filing and judgment days.
Subpoena Service, Witness Fees and Records Near La Homa
Mission Regional Medical Center, 900 South Bryan Road, Mission, TX 78572, is about 6.3 miles away. In Edinburg, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (5501 South Mccoll, Edinburg, TX 78539) is about 9.7 miles out and Cornerstone Regional Hospital (2302 Cornerstone Boulevard, Edinburg, TX 78539) about 9.9. When the records concern a deputy's call or arrest, the subpoena is addressed to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office.
A witness is paid $10 per day of attendance when the subpoena is served; a records custodian gets $1. See the witness fee guide.
ZIP Codes and Neighboring Communities Around La Homa
La Homa's single ZIP code is 78574, and five places surround it: Mission, Alton, Doffing, Palmview and West Sharyland.
La Homa Process Server FAQ
What if the person avoids service?
Log every attempt, then ask the court for a Rule 106(b) order.
Can I serve the papers myself?
No. Texas bars a party from serving the suit.
How is a company served?
Through its registered agent, or a corporation's president or vice president.