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Civil Electronic Media Rules — Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings, as adopted by Probate Court No. 1 — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
Texas > Harris County > Probate Court No. 1
Except as permitted by these rules and by the trial court, the recording or broadcasting of court proceedings is prohibited. … Recording or broadcasting of proceedings held in chambers, proceedings closed to the public, jury selection, and jury deliberation is prohibited, unless all persons involved agree to the recording or broadcasting by written waiver. … Recording or broadcasting of conferences between an attorney and client, witness or aide, between attorneys, or between counsel and the court at the bench is prohibited, unless all persons involved agree to the recording or broadcasting by written waiver. … 7.2.2 Equipment shall not produce distracting sound or light. … Signal lights or devices which show when equipment is operating shall not be visible. … Moving lights, flash attachments, or sudden lighting changes shall not be used. … 7.2.3 Existing courtroom sound and lighting systems shall be used without modification unless the court specifically approves modification. … 7.2.4 Operators shall not move equipment while the court is in session, or otherwise cause a distraction. … All equipment shall be in place in advance of the commencement of the proceeding or session that is the subject of the coverage. … 7.2.5 Media logos or proprietary trademarks shall not be displayed on cameras, microphones, other equipment used in court, or clothing or nametags on personnel. … 7.2.6 If more than one member of the Media requests to cover a proceeding or session, they shall make pool arrangements. … Media operating outside the courtroom shall not create a distraction and shall withdraw whenever necessary to avoid restricting movement of persons passing through the courtroom door. … Photographs and audio or video recordings made of court proceedings shall not be considered part of the official court record.
Reviewer note: Own-site document live-fetched by us 2026-08-22, byte-identical to the AJR-11 recon capture of 2026-08-21 (dual custody). Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the posted document; the full document (sha256 522ecd28f8d5…) is the controlling text. The instrument is the Harris County Civil Trial Division's electronic-media rules (TRCP 18c), as adopted by Probate Court No. 1 for its own proceedings.
18 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., M-2018-65 — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.