Justice Court, Precinct 1 (Denton County) — Public notice: effective Dec. 1, 2025 no paper filings accepted for civil and criminal cases (e-file through eFileTexas); not-guilty pleas set a pre-trial hearing with the prosecutor

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026E-FilingJustice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Public Notice, Denton County web page (dentoncounty.gov/481)

Summary

Justice Court Precinct 1's page notice (Judge Alan Wheeler): effective Dec. 1, 2025 the court no longer accepts paper filings for civil and criminal cases — filers register and e-file through eFileTexas (guided instructions posted for new civil filings and filings into a case); a plea of not guilty on a traffic citation results in a pre-trial hearing being scheduled to speak with the prosecutor.

Applies to

Texas > Denton County > Justice Court, Precinct 1 — all civil and criminal filers.

Source of truth

"EFFECTIVE December 1, 2025, we will no longer accept paper filings for civil and criminal cases. See links below on how to e-file. … File Your Case Online (Civil and Criminal) — https://efiletx.tylertech.cloud/OfsEfsp/ui/landing to register and efile your own forms. … Forms — Plea Sheet (PDF) (note – if you plea not guilty we will schedule a pre-trial hearing for you to speak to the prosecutor.)"

Official source: Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts — dentoncounty.gov (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 6, 2026
Effective date: December 1, 2025
Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-denton-ownsite-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Own-site HTML page read in full 2026-09-06 from custody; quoted verbatim; the page also carried a one-day closure notice (noon, Sept. 4), not composed; names Judge Alan Wheeler (spine tx-alan-robert-wheeler). Composed benchpath-ajr8-denton (own-site lane).

139th District Court (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for all family-law and civil documents from October 21, 2013 (signed October 18, 2013)

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County 139th district court regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

E-FilingHidalgo County · Judge Sergio Valdez

County Court at Law No. 7 (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for all family-law documents (District Clerk) and civil documents (County Clerk) from October 21, 2013

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County county court at law no 7 regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

E-FilingHidalgo County

County Court at Law No. 8 (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for family-law and civil documents from December 2, 2013; valid e-mail addresses on all submitted orders

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged. Orders submitted for signature must carry the e-mail addresses of all parties to be notified and counsel must keep their electronic mailboxes able to receive the clerks' transmissions.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County county court at law no 8 regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

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Eighteenth Cir. — 09-19-s

3 verbatim mandatory provisions from 09-19-s.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, 09-19-s — harvested live and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

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