Tex. Gov't Code § 52.045 · Subchapter D. APPOINTMENT AND POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICIAL COURT REPORTERS
OATH.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An official court reporter must take the official oath required of officers of this state.
(b) In addition to the official oath, each official court reporter must sign an oath administered by the district clerk stating that in each reported case the court reporter will keep a correct, impartial record of:
(1) the evidence offered in the case;
(2) the objections and exceptions made by the parties to the case; and
(3) the rulings and remarks made by the court in determining the admissibility of testimony presented in the case.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.52.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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