Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
§ 20.001 — PERSONS WHO MAY TAKE A DEPOSITION ON WRITTEN QUESTIONS
CP § 20.001Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part B. TRIAL MATTERS · Ch. 20. DEPOSITIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A deposition on written questions of a witness who is alleged to reside or to be in this state may be taken by:
(1)a clerk of a district court;
(2)a judge or clerk of a county court;
(3)a judge or clerk of the business court; or
(4)a notary public of this state.
(b)A deposition on written questions of a witness who is alleged to reside or to be outside this state, but inside the United States, may be taken in another state by:
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 10.001, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 10.002, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.