{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.116","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.116","heading":"APPOINTED EXPERT.","body":"(a) Except as agreed by the parties, the arbitration tribunal may:\n(1) appoint an expert to report to it on a specific issue to be determined by the tribunal; and\n(2) require a party to:\n(A) give the expert relevant information; or\n(B) produce or provide access to relevant documents, goods, or other property.\n(b) Except as agreed by the parties, if a party requests or if the arbitration tribunal considers it necessary, the expert shall, after delivery of a written or oral report, participate in an oral hearing at which each party may:\n(1) question the expert; and\n(2) present an expert witness on the issue.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 172. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES","SUBCHAPTER E. ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.172.htm#172.116","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"082bb6f5d40b6b43c85538257763fc77f04fb27cd353d25e4f188148609fd914","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.115","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}