Victor G. Villarreal

Administrative Order 22-1229-1 — First Order on Rules Governing the Procedure for Making a Record of Civil and Criminal Court Proceedings by Electronic Recording (Webb County Court at Law No. 2; effective January 1, 2023)

County Court at Law No. 2 makes its record by electronic audio or audio-visual recording instead of a stenographic record: designated court recorders keep the system running, log every event and exhibit, file exhibits, preserve and restrict access to the original recording, and certify copies; the reporter's record on appeal is the certified recording plus bound exhibits, filed within fifteen days of perfection; each party files with its brief an appendix transcribing the relevant portions (presumed accurate unless objected to), the appellate court may order supplemental appendices, indigent parties get the transcription at county expense, disputes are settled by review or by the trial court, appendix costs are taxed as costs, and all other procedural rules continue to apply.