When Mike Whelan invited me onto his new podcast, AI in Practice (presented by Spellbook), I expected we’d discuss legal research tools and workflow automation. We covered those topics, but most of our conversation centered on a bigger question: what expertise means when AI can analyze a 5,000-page record in minutes.
On October 1, 2025, Texas launched automatic case notifications for attorneys statewide, finally solving a problem that had tripped up even diligent lawyers. If you’ve noticed new messages from no-reply@researchtx.com, those are Case Notices, the automatic notification system now built into re:SearchTX, the state’s online case records and alerts platform.
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Courts all over Texas increasingly rely on technology to facilitate document filing and records management. On top of making the filing process more efficient, technology has helped improve the accuracy of court records. In this episode, Texas Supreme Court Clerk Blake Hawthorne joins Todd Smith and Jody Sanders to discuss his role at the Court