Question:
Plaintiff Portia has filed her petition in a Texas District Court. The court prepared a citation, and Portia hired a process server to serve the Defendant with the citation and a copy of the petition. The process server has attempted personal service on the Defendant at the Defendant's known residence five times with no success, and Portia believes the Defendant is evading service. Portia also has a current email address for Defendant, which she has used to communicate successfully with Defendant within the last month. Portia believes that serving the Defendant via email may be the method most likely to get the citation and petition to the Defendant. What must Portia do if she wishes to attempt to serve the Defendant via email?