Except as agreed by the parties, if a party without showing sufficient cause fails to appear at an oral hearing or to produce documentary evidence, the arbitration tribunal may continue the arbitration and make the arbitration award based on the evidence before it.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 172.115
AWARD AFTER PARTY FAILS TO APPEAR OR PRODUCE EVIDENCE
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.02, eff
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