Tex. R. Civ. P. 500.6 · Part V. RULES OF PRACTICE IN JUSTICE COURTS
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
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Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
The court must, on a party’s request, or may, on its own initiative, order witnesses excluded so that they cannot hear the testimony of other witnesses. This rule does not authorize the exclusion of:
(a) a party who is a natural person or the spouse of such natural person;
(b) an officer or employee designated as a representative of a party who is not a natural person; or
(c) a person whose presence is shown by a party to be essential to the presentation of the party’s case.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
- Official file
- https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1463426/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf (PDF pages 244)
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