Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.051
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.051, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 171.051. SUBPOENAS.
Official statutory text
(a) The arbitrators, or an arbitrator at the direction of the arbitrators, may issue a subpoena for:
(1) attendance of a witness; or
(2) production of books, records, documents, or other evidence.
(b) A witness required to appear by subpoena under this section may appear at the hearing before the arbitrators or at a deposition.
(c) A subpoena issued under this section shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a subpoena issued in a civil action pending in a district court.
(d) Each provision of law requiring a witness to appear, produce evidence, and testify under a subpoena issued in a civil action pending in a district court applies to a subpoena issued under this section.
(1) attendance of a witness; or
(2) production of books, records, documents, or other evidence.
(b) A witness required to appear by subpoena under this section may appear at the hearing before the arbitrators or at a deposition.
(c) A subpoena issued under this section shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a subpoena issued in a civil action pending in a district court.
(d) Each provision of law requiring a witness to appear, produce evidence, and testify under a subpoena issued in a civil action pending in a district court applies to a subpoena issued under this section.
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