Supreme Court of Texas Fax Number — Clerk of Court and E-Filing
A case at the Texas Supreme Court runs on filings submitted electronically, with fax reserved for the parties and the clerk's office. Based in Austin, Texas, Supreme Court of Texas is the state's court of last resort for civil matters. This page walks through the documents, what belongs on the docket, and what you might actually fax.
Supreme Court of Texas Fax Number
Ask the Texas Supreme Court's clerk's office for its current fax and whether the document belongs in the e-filing system instead
Hours: Case-processing and clerk's-office staff keep standard weekday hours; after-hours faxes queue until morning.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Supreme Court of Texas
- Attorney-appearance or admission correspondence
- A document to co-counsel or a client in a pending appeal
- Correspondence and inquiries to the Clerk of the Court
- A pro se document where the court permits fax (confirm first)
- A records or docket copy request to the clerk
Documents and where they go at the Texas Supreme Court
Practice at the Texas Supreme Court runs on documents — a petition for review, the briefs, and motions — filed through the state's e-filing system, not by fax. Applications for a stay, petitions for rehearing, and amicus filings run on the court's deadlines through the electronic docket. Fax comes in for a courtesy copy for opposing counsel or correspondence with the clerk — where those recipients accept it.
Faxing between the parties in a case at the Texas Supreme Court
Around a case at the Texas Supreme Court, fax still carries service copies, courtesy copies, and correspondence between the parties. A consenting party can be served by fax where the applicable rules permit it, with proof of the transmission kept. Where the recipient and the rules allow fax, it remains a fast, documented way to move a legal document.
Sending documents in a case at the Texas Supreme Court from your computer
Sending a document in a matter at the Texas Supreme Court is faster online than finding a fax machine or driving to an office. You upload the PDF, enter the confirmed fax number, and the pages go out encrypted in transit. Getting a document out in a matter at the Texas Supreme Court takes a couple of minutes on the 7-day free trial; plans then start at $12.99/month.
Faxing to Supreme Court of Texas — FAQ
Label each page with the case caption so nothing is orphaned at the other end. Address the cover sheet to the correct office at the Texas Supreme Court or the party, with a number staff can call. Keep the confirmation, especially where the fax stands in for service.
A fax can arrive at the Texas Supreme Court at any hour, but the clerk's office that processes it keeps set weekday hours. The clerk's office generally runs Monday through Friday during business hours. Nothing is processed on weekends or court holidays.
Yes — much of the faxing around a case at the Texas Supreme Court is between counsel and parties, not to the court. A process server, co-counsel, or client may prefer a fax to email. Verify consent and the rule, send from your computer, and note it in the file.
Ask the clerk's office at the Texas Supreme Court for its working fax before you send. Look for the .gov court site's contact directory, then confirm the number by phone. A quick check beats faxing to a number that has moved.
The Texas Supreme Court is reached by a petition for review, and briefing follows through e-filing. Applications for a stay and petitions for rehearing run on the court's deadlines. Confirm the clerk's office takes fax before you send. Keep the transmission confirmation in case you need to show it went through. It is a small step that saves a follow-up call later.
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