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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2001.089

  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

On its own motion or on the written request of a party to a contested case pending before it, a state agency shall issue a subpoena addressed to the sheriff or to a constable to require the attendance of a witness or the production of books, records, papers, or other objects that may be necessary and proper for the purposes of a proceeding if:
(1) good cause is shown; and
(2) an amount is deposited that will reasonably ensure payment of the amounts estimated to accrue under § 2001.103.