(a) A deposition witness in a contested case shall be carefully examined.
(b) The testimony shall be reduced to writing or typewriting by the officer taking the deposition, a person under the officer’s personal supervision, or the deposition witness in the officer’s presence.

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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2001.098

  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.