Electronic Orders, Notices, and Other Documents from the Court

(a) Notices and Other Documents. The clerk may electronically send notices and other documents to the parties. A court seal may be electronic. (b) Orders from the Court. Except as provided in (c), the clerk must send orders to the parties electronically through an electronic filing system approved by the Supreme Court of Texas. (c) Exceptions to Electronic Delivery of Orders from the Court. The clerk need not send orders electronically: (1) when sealed or when access is otherwise restricted by law or court order; or (2) when an unrepresented party has not provided an e-mail address. Comment to Rule 2.7: This rule is amended to implement section 80.002 of the Government Code. Nothing in Rule 2.7(b) prohibits the clerk from sending orders by additional methods, and the clerk is strongly encouraged to use additional methods when a party is unrepresented. If a party has not provided an e-mail address and consequently compliance with Rule 2.7(b) is impossible, then the clerk should use an alternative method to send orders to that party.