Section 20.002 - [For Repeal, See Note] Testimony Required By Foreign Jurisdiction If a court of record in any other state or foreign jurisdiction issues a mandate, writ, or commission that requires a witness's testimony in this state, either to written questions or by oral deposition, the witness may be compelled to appear and testify in the same manner and by the same process used for taking testimony in a proceeding pending in this state.
Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 20.002
Repealed by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 616,Sec. 2, eff. If the Supreme Court of Texas adopts the rules described by Section 1 of this Act with an effective date before September 1, 2025, those rules supersede Section 20.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, to the extent of any conflict. Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of Section 20.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if the Supreme Court of Texas does not adopt the rules described by Section 1 of this Act before September 1, 2025, the substance of Section 20.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as that section existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, is continued in effect.. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.