The Texas Supreme Court has mandated that lawyers file court documents electronically, using the state’s new TexFile system, in civil cases in intermediate appellate and trial courts.

“E-filing is coming, whether we like it or not,” says Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul Green. He says he expects some “pushback” from lawyers because e-filing is different than the norm, but, “It’s a time of change. We don’t always ask for it, but it arrives on our doorstep.”