Complete your questionnaire online, you may also complete your Questionnaire using the telephone service at 1-866-648-4880. However, you will not be paid if you appear and are excused.If the summons is from a state (not federal) court you are not permitted to serve. Only county residents may serve. All applications for postponements MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO YOUR DATE OF SERVICE. You show your summons to the clerk in the appointed room then you wait until your group is called. Serving on a jury is an important civic duty. Find out who is eligible for jury duty, how to respond to your summons, and what to expect when you serve. Many federal courts offer excuses from service, on individual request, to designated groups, including people over age 70. Texas law does not currently require that jury duty leave be paid, except for those who are salaried exempt employees (see below).