{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-171.050","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.050","heading":"DEPOSITIONS.","body":"(a) The arbitrators may authorize a deposition:\n(1) for use as evidence to be taken of a witness who cannot be required by subpoena to appear before the arbitrators or who is unable to attend the hearing; or\n(2) for discovery or evidentiary purposes to be taken of an adverse witness.\n(b) A deposition under this section shall be taken in the manner provided by law for a deposition in a civil action pending in a district court.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 171. GENERAL ARBITRATION","SUBCHAPTER C. ARBITRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.171.htm#171.050","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"3d210bc7712a1bc91db7b5ebacf029ae94aed86b67c22f89a81323da9a930394","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-171.049","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-171.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}