Texas Order Modifying Automatic Stay To Allow Prosecution of Divorce Proceeding (Houston) is a court order that permits the continuation of divorce proceedings in Houston, Texas despite the presence of an automatic stay of proceedings. This type of order is typically requested by one of the parties in the divorce when the opposing party has initiated bankruptcy proceedings. The order will allow the court to proceed with the divorce proceedings, including hearings, motions, and other associated court documents, without having to wait for the automatic stay to be lifted. There are two types of Texas Order Modifying Automatic Stay To Allow Prosecution of Divorce Proceeding (Houston): temporary and permanent. The temporary order allows the court to proceed with the divorce proceedings for a certain period of time, while the permanent order allows the proceedings to continue indefinitely.