1 Tex. Admin. Code § 155.253 · Subchapter F. DISCOVERY
Depositions
Text — rules in effect on 10/05/2026 (the portal's queryAsDate on the official listing links), fetched 2026-10-05T11:00:47Z
(a) The APA governs the taking and use of depositions unless otherwise provided by law.
(b) Except with permission of the judge upon a showing of good cause or upon agreement by all parties, the following apply:
(1) All parties must receive at least seven days' notice of a deposition. The parties should make reasonable efforts to confer on the date, time, and location of the deposition.
(2) No party or side may examine or cross-examine an individual witness for more than six hours.
(3) Brief breaks taken during the deposition do not count in the calculation of the period for a deposition.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
Source Note
The provisions of this §155.253 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 8593.
Source of truth
- Edition
- rules in effect on 10/05/2026 (the portal's queryAsDate on the official listing links), fetched 2026-10-05T11:00:47Z
- Official file
- https://texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com/rules-and-meetings?recordId=180772&queryAsDate=10%2F05%2F2026&interface=VIEW_TAC_SUMMARY&$locale=en_US
- Text hash
- sha256 7680e18f625e47f0eac54fa5979a9ddde59d4361ce0620f55c0552ff51eb900a
- Composed by
- compose_tac.py 2026-10-05: the Secretary of State's rule records; verify_tac.py's independent reading agrees character for character
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.