Sec. 14.008. HEARING. (a) The court may hold a hearing under this chapter at a jail or a facility operated by or under contract with the department or may conduct the hearing with video communications technology that permits the court to see and hear the inmate and that permits the inmate to see and hear the court and any other witness.
(b) A hearing conducted under this section by video communications technology shall be recorded on videotape. The recording is sufficient to serve as a permanent record of the hearing.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal
Subtitle A - General Provisions
Chapter 14 - Inmate Litigation
Section 14.002. Scope of Chapter
Section 14.003. Dismissal of Claim
Section 14.004. Affidavit Relating to Previous Filings
Section 14.005. Grievance System Decision; Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
Section 14.006. Court Fees, Court Costs, Other Costs
Section 14.009. Submission of Evidence
Section 14.010. Dismissal of Claim
Section 14.011. Effect on Other Claims
Section 14.013. Review and Recommendation by Magistrates
Section 14.014. Conflict With Texas Rules of Civil Procedure