All judicial proceedings under this chapter except detention hearings shall be recorded by stenographic notes or by electronic, mechanical, or other appropriate means. Upon request of any party, a detention hearing shall be recorded.
Tex. Fam. Code § 54.09
RECORDING OF PROCEEDINGS
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Heidelberg v. State (2004)
Most recently applied in In re Fort Worth Star-Telegram (August 2014)
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.