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The 394th Judicial District Court's updated standing order on artificial intelligence, applying to every pending or hereafter filed case in the 394th Judicial District Court of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio Counties. It warns that generative AI systems (ChatGPT, Claude, OpenAI, Bing and others) are unreliable, prone to bias, and often fabricate information, and requires every self-represented litigant and attorney who uses AI for legal research or drafting to sign and file the attached certification before using AI-generated information — certifying that all AI-created language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis were verified as accurate through traditional non-AI legal sources by a licensed human, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for noncompliance. Signed July 22, 2026, effective immediately.
The 394th Judicial District Court's updated standing order on artificial intelligence, applying to every pending or hereafter filed case in the 394th Judicial District Court of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio Counties. It warns that generative AI systems (ChatGPT, Claude, OpenAI, Bing and others) are unreliable, prone to bias, and often fabricate information, and requires every self-represented litigant and attorney who uses AI for legal research or drafting to sign and file the attached certification before using AI-generated information — certifying that all AI-created language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis were verified as accurate through traditional non-AI legal sources by a licensed human, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for noncompliance. Signed July 22, 2026, effective immediately.
The citation directs the defendant to answer by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of twenty days after the date of service — the distinctive Texas answer date every deadline calculation starts from.
How periods under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure are computed: exclude the trigger day, include the last day unless it falls on a weekend or legal holiday, skip weekends and holidays entirely in periods of five days or less, and count them for the three-day mail-service extensions under Rules 21 and 21a. Justice-court cases count every day under Rule 500.4(a), and appellate periods are computed under Tex. R. App. P. 4.1.
A document filed electronically must be served electronically through the electronic filing manager whenever the recipient's email address is on file with it; otherwise service may be made in person, by mail, by commercial delivery, by fax, by email, or as directed by the court.
In justice-court eviction cases: the citation sets a personal-appearance trial day not less than 10 nor more than 21 days after the petition is filed; a written answer is permitted but NOT required (appearing on the trial day is what matters); no trial may be held until 4 days after service; an appeal must be perfected within 5 days after the judgment is signed; and a defendant who appeals must affirm, under penalty of perjury, a good faith belief in a meritorious defense and that the appeal is not for the purpose of delay.
Contested cases may be set for trial on any party's written request or the court's own motion with reasonable notice of not less than forty-five days for a FIRST setting; resets need only reasonable notice. A request for a setting is a good-faith representation of expected readiness.
A written jury request must be filed a reasonable time before the non-jury trial setting and not less than thirty days in advance, with the jury fee deposited within the same window.
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).
In suits not governed by the Family Code, every party must serve initial disclosures — without awaiting a discovery request — within 30 days after the first answer or general appearance (later-joined parties: within 30 days of being served or joined), unless the parties agree or the court orders otherwise.
Under the restructured Rule 166a, the deadlines anchor to the MOTION'S FILING, not a noticed hearing: the response is due within 21 days after the motion is filed, any reply within 7 days after the response, the hearing or submission may not be set within 35 days of filing and must be set within 60 days (or 90 for docket need, good cause, or movant agreement), and each side must submit a proposed order before the hearing or submission date.
48 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Eduardo V. Rodriguez's published procedures (chambers procedures).
1 verbatim chambers requirement from Judge Eduardo V. Rodriguez's published procedures (mediation & settlement).
14 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge John D. Love's published procedures (chambers procedures).
10 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge K. Nicole Mitchell's published procedures (chambers procedures).
1 verbatim chambers requirement from Judge K. Nicole Mitchell's published procedures (mediation & settlement).
13 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Marcia A. Crone's published procedures (discovery & conferral).
8 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Marcia A. Crone's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).
17 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Marcia A. Crone's published procedures (trial procedures).
13 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Robert W. Schroeder III's published procedures (chambers procedures).
1 verbatim chambers requirement from Judge Robert W. Schroeder III's published procedures (mediation & settlement).
2 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Robert W. Schroeder III's published procedures (trial procedures).
51 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Rodney Gilstrap's published procedures (chambers procedures).
1 verbatim chambers requirement from Judge Rodney Gilstrap's published procedures (mediation & settlement).
16 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Rodney Gilstrap's published procedures (trial procedures).
2 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Roy Payne's published procedures (trial procedures).
63 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Andrew S. Hanen's published procedures (chambers procedures).
15 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Andrew S. Hanen's published procedures (filing).
9 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Andrew S. Hanen's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).
1 verbatim chambers requirement from Judge Andrew S. Hanen's published procedures (mediation & settlement).
30 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Charles Eskridge's published procedures (chambers procedures).
1 verbatim chambers requirement from Judge Charles Eskridge's published procedures (mediation & settlement).
2 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Christina Bryan's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).
1 verbatim chambers requirement from Judge David Hittner's published procedures (emergency motions).
5 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge David Hittner's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).
6 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Dena Hanovice Palermo's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).
31 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Drew B. Tipton's published procedures (chambers procedures).
6 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr.'s published procedures (chambers procedures).
7 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr.'s published procedures (discovery & conferral).
2 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr.'s published procedures (filing).
27 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.'s published procedures (chambers procedures).
1 verbatim chambers requirement from Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.'s published procedures (mediation & settlement).
4 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge George C. Hanks, Jr.'s published procedures (filing).
5 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge George C. Hanks, Jr.'s published procedures (hearings & scheduling).
1 verbatim chambers requirement from Judge George C. Hanks, Jr.'s published procedures (mediation & settlement).
7 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge John A. Kazen's published procedures (filing).
1 verbatim chambers requirement from Judge John A. Kazen's published procedures (mediation & settlement).
4 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge John D. Rainey's published procedures (chambers procedures).
1 verbatim chambers requirement from Judge John D. Rainey's published procedures (filing).
3 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Juan F. Alanis's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).