TX · rules
Tex. R. Civ. P. 500.6
Exclusion of Witnesses
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.
Provenance
- Source
- txcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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