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Attorneys must electronically file documents in courts where e-filing has been mandated (statewide for civil cases in district, county, and appellate courts); unrepresented parties may e-file but are not required to. Filing runs through the certified electronic filing manager (eFileTexas).
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(f) Electronic Filing. (1) Requirement. Except in juvenile cases under Title 3 of the Family Code and truancy cases under Title 3A of the Family Code, attorneys must electronically file documents in courts where electronic filing has been mandated. Attorneys practicing in courts where electronic filing is available but not mandated and unrepresented parties may electronically file documents, but it is not required. (2) Email Address. The email address of an attorney or unrepresented party who electronically files a document must be included on the document. (3) Mechanism. Electronic filing must be done through the electronic filing manager established by the Office of Court Administration and an electronic filing service provider certified by the Office of Court Administration. (4) Exceptions. (A) Wills are not required to be filed electronically. (B) The following documents must not be filed electronically: (i) documents filed under seal or presented to the court in camera; and (ii) documents to which access is otherwise restricted by law or court order. (C) For good cause, a court may permit a party to file other documents in paper form in a particular case. (5) Timely Filing. Unless a document must be filed by a certain time of day, a document is considered timely filed if it is electronically filed at any time before midnight (in the court's time zone) on the filing deadline. An electronically filed document is deemed filed when transmitted to the filing party's electronic filing service provider, except: (A) if a document is transmitted on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it is deemed filed on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday; and (B) if a document requires a motion and an order allowing its filing, the document is deemed filed on the date that the motion is granted. (6) Technical Failure. If a document is untimely due to a technical failure or a system outage, the filing party may seek appropriate relief from the court. If the missed deadline is one imposed by these rules, the filing party must be given a reasonable extension of time to complete the filing.
Reviewer note: 2026-10-03 (fix program 2026-10-03, M10): receipt moved to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure compilation posted 2026-10-03 (media 1463426); every quoted fragment of this card is present in it.
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.
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.