U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas e-filing PDF requirements

Requirements at a glance

File size	The court's e-filing FAQ sets a 35 MB limit per PDF; split larger files. Its 2013 Administrative Procedures still list 5 MB, so ask the clerk if a large upload fails.
PDF/A	Not required S.D. Tex. e-filing FAQ: CM/ECF accepts only PDF documents
Page size	8½ × 11 in (US Letter) S.D. Tex. LR 10.2 (8½ × 11 in); the e-filing FAQ warns other page sizes may not work with CM/ECF

Text-only PDFs made from a word processor are strongly encouraged over scanned images (Administrative Procedures § 7.A).
The FAQ advises scanning at 300 dpi in black and white, and not running OCR on scans because it makes files much larger.
Don't edit a PDF after creating it; changes can make it incompatible with CM/ECF (e-filing FAQ).

What is the maximum PDF file size for U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas?: The court's e-filing FAQ sets a 35 MB limit per PDF; split larger files. Its 2013 Administrative Procedures still list 5 MB, so ask the clerk if a large upload fails.
Is PDF/A required?: No. The court's published rules don't require PDF/A.