{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-151.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 151.010","heading":"RESTRICTIONS.","body":"Unless otherwise ordered by the referring judge, a trial under this chapter may not be held in a public courtroom, and a public employee may not be involved in the trial during regular working hours.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 675 (H.B. 2435), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 151. TRIAL BY SPECIAL JUDGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.151.htm#151.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"7c83dd1e17f7b5f95ece9199f9186e4a0421f42bf247d724dcdf0624dd46c5dd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-151.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-151.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}