Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.111
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.111, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 172.111. HEARINGS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as agreed by the parties, the arbitration tribunal shall decide whether to:
(1) hold oral hearings for the presentation of evidence or for oral argument; or
(2) conduct the arbitration on the basis of documents and other materials.
(b) Unless the parties have agreed that oral hearings are not to be held, the arbitration tribunal shall, on request of a party, hold an oral hearing at an appropriate stage of the arbitration.
(c) Each party shall be given sufficient advance notice of a hearing or meeting of the arbitration tribunal to permit inspection of documents, goods, or other property.
(1) hold oral hearings for the presentation of evidence or for oral argument; or
(2) conduct the arbitration on the basis of documents and other materials.
(b) Unless the parties have agreed that oral hearings are not to be held, the arbitration tribunal shall, on request of a party, hold an oral hearing at an appropriate stage of the arbitration.
(c) Each party shall be given sufficient advance notice of a hearing or meeting of the arbitration tribunal to permit inspection of documents, goods, or other property.
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