Texas (statewide, Business Court only): Texas Business Court Local Rule 10(c): Artificial…
Adopted by the judges of the Business Court of Texas (Bouressa, Whitehill, Andrews, Sweeten, Barnard, Sharp, Bullard, Stagner, Adrogué; Dorfman as Administrative Presiding Judge) · Business Court of Texas (statewide specialty court)
Verified September 28, 2026
- Citation
- Texas Business Court Local Rule 10(c): Artificial Intelligence
- Order date
- March 1, 2025
Summary
Use of artificial intelligence is not prohibited.
What does the order require?
- Use of artificial intelligence is not prohibited.
- 'The filing attorney or party is independently responsible for the accuracy of all filings.'
- The filing attorney or party 'must comply with all legal and ethical duties, including TRCP 13 and Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapters 9–10', the Texas counterparts to federal Rule 11 sanctions.
Practice areas: state civil, business
What the rule requires
Texas Business Court Local Rule 10(c), first adopted in the local rules effective March 1, 2025 and carried forward unchanged in the rules effective July 1, 2026, takes a Rule-11-caution approach. It reads: “Artificial Intelligence. Use of artificial intelligence is not prohibited, but the filing attorney or party is independently responsible for the accuracy of all filings and must comply with all legal and ethical duties, including TRCP 13 and Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapters 9–10.” In short, AI is not prohibited, but the filing attorney bears independent responsibility for accuracy and must comply with all applicable Texas sanctions provisions (TRCP 13, CPRC ch. 9-10).
The Texas Business Court is a specialty commercial court with statewide jurisdiction, so Rule 10(c) applies in every Business Court division. Unlike the certification regimes of several Texas district courts, it requires no certificate or disclosure: it states the filer’s existing accuracy duties and the Texas sanctions provisions that enforce them.