Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 14.009
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 14.009, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 14.009. SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE.
Official statutory text
(a) The court may request a person with an admissible document or admissible testimony relevant to the subject matter of the hearing to submit a copy of the document or written statement stating the substance of the testimony.
(b) A written statement submitted under this section must be made under oath or made as an unsworn declaration under Section 132.001.
(c) A copy of a document submitted under this section must be accompanied by a certification executed under oath by an appropriate custodian of the record stating that the copy is correct and any other matter relating to the admissibility of the document that the court requires.
(d) A person submitting a written statement or document under this section is not required to appear at the hearing.
(e) The court shall require that the inmate be provided with a copy of each written statement or document not later than 14 days before the date on which the hearing is to begin.
(b) A written statement submitted under this section must be made under oath or made as an unsworn declaration under Section 132.001.
(c) A copy of a document submitted under this section must be accompanied by a certification executed under oath by an appropriate custodian of the record stating that the copy is correct and any other matter relating to the admissibility of the document that the court requires.
(d) A person submitting a written statement or document under this section is not required to appear at the hearing.
(e) The court shall require that the inmate be provided with a copy of each written statement or document not later than 14 days before the date on which the hearing is to begin.
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