Spread over roughly 30.3 square miles, Lakehills is a Bandera County, Texas, community where a process server may cover a lot of ground to deliver citations, petitions, subpoenas and notices to vacate. A Lakehills job on Standard Service gets its attempt within 5 business days. Choose Rush Service and the wait shrinks to within 48 hours; 24-Hour Service cuts it to within 24 hours. Afterward a signed Return of Service lands in your email. Lakehills is an unincorporated community, a Census-designated place of 5,295 people in 2020, and it has no city government of its own.
What a Process Server Costs in Lakehills: Three Flat Tiers
The size of the area does not change the price. Standard Service costs $69 and puts the attempt within 5 business days. Rush Service, at $119 per job, puts it within 48 hours. 24-Hour Service costs $169 and puts it within 24 hours. Those are the regular prices for subpoenas, notices and federal summonses. A Texas state-court citation or summons adds a $100 fee, since TRCP 103 requires a sheriff, constable or certified process server to serve it. The pricing page explains each line, and the order form starts the job. Bandera County constables and the sheriff charge fees the commissioners court sets under Local Government Code 118.131; a private server is an alternative.
Who May Serve Papers in Lakehills: Certified Servers, Constables and Court Orders
Rule 103 opens service of a citation to sheriffs, constables and others authorized by law, to adults 18 or older authorized by law or written court order, and to persons certified by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission. It bars the parties and anyone with an interest in the case. The Bandera County Sheriff's Office handles law enforcement for Lakehills, and under Rule 510.8(d) only its deputies and the Bandera County constables may serve an eviction citation.
Where Lakehills Cases Are Filed: Justice Court, County Court and District Court
The Bandera County Courthouse, 500 Main Street, Bandera, TX 78003, is about 10.4 miles from Lakehills in Bandera, the county seat. The justice courts hear civil claims up to $20,000 (excluding interest) and evictions but not divorces, defamation or title to land. The county court shares claims over $200 with them. With a community this spread out, the precinct depends on where the address in dispute lies, and the Bandera County justice court clerk can confirm it.
Eviction Notices in Lakehills: Notice to Vacate and the Justice Court Case
The landlord's first move is written notice to vacate of at least three days, unless the lease sets a different time. For a Lakehills rental, that notice may be mailed, placed in a conspicuous spot inside the premises, handed to a tenant 16 or older, or sent electronically if agreed in writing; a private server may handle the hand delivery. The suit is then filed as a sworn petition in the justice court of the precinct where the property is. A sheriff or constable must serve that citation.
Divorce Papers, Citations and Substituted Service for Lakehills Defendants
In-person delivery, or registered or certified mail with return receipt, is how a Lakehills respondent is normally served. When the respondent cannot be caught, a Rule 106(b) motion backed by a sworn account of likely locations and each try may lead to an order allowing papers to be left with a person over 16 or sent by social media or email. Companies are served through their registered agent, or through the president or a vice president of a corporation. A default judgment in a Lakehills case needs proof of service on file ten days.
Subpoena Service, Witness Fees and Records Near Lakehills
Three hospitals sit about 19.6 miles away: Bandera Family Hospital at 8703 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, TX 78250; CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Medical Center at 11212 State Hwy 151, San Antonio, TX 78251; and Westover Hills Baptist Hospital at 3011 W Loop 1604 N, San Antonio, TX 78251. Their records custodians are each owed $1 for producing records under subpoena. A witness summoned to testify gets $10 for each day of attendance, tendered by the summoning party when the subpoena is served. A Lakehills incident report is subpoenaed from the Bandera County Sheriff's Office.
ZIP Codes and Neighboring Communities Around Lakehills
All of Lakehills shares ZIP code 78063, with Lake Medina Shores, Helotes and Cross Mountain as its listed neighbors.
Lakehills Process Server FAQ
Can I serve the papers myself?
No. Texas keeps parties and interested persons from serving process in their own suit.
Can papers be taped to a door?
A Lakehills citation cannot be taped up without a Rule 106(b) order.