Texas Rules of Evidence
Current through September 1, 2025
Chapter I · General Provisions
Chapter II · Judicial Notice
Chapter IV · Relevance and Its Limits
- 401 Test for Relevant Evidence
- 402 General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence
- 403 Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, or Other Reasons
- 404 Character Evidence; Crimes or Other Acts
- 405 Methods of Proving Character
- 406 Habit; Routine Practice
- 407 Subsequent Remedial Measures; Notification of Defect
- 408 Compromise Offers and Negotiations
- 409 Offers to Pay Medical and Similar Expenses
- 410 Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements
- 411 Liability Insurance
- 412 Evidence of Previous Sexual Conduct in Criminal Cases
Chapter IX · Authentication and Identification
Chapter V · Privileges
- 501 Privileges in General
- 502 Required Reports Privileged By Statute
- 503 Lawyer–Client Privilege
- 504 Spousal Privileges
- 505 Privilege For Communications to a Clergy Member
- 506 Political Vote Privilege
- 507 Trade Secrets Privilege
- 508 Informer's Identity Privilege
- 509 Physician–Patient Privilege
- 510 Mental Health Information Privilege in Civil Cases
- 511 Waiver by Voluntary Disclosure
- 512 Privileged Matter Disclosed Under Compulsion or Without Opportunity to Claim Privilege
- 513 Comment On or Inference From a Privilege Claim; Instruction
Chapter VI · Witnesses
- 601 Competency to Testify in General; \"Dead Man's Rule\"
- 602 Need for Personal Knowledge
- 603 Oath or Affirmation to Testify Truthfully
- 604 Interpreter
- 605 Judge's Competency as a Witness
- 606 Juror's Competency as a Witness
- 607 Who May Impeach a Witness
- 608 A Witness's Character for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness
- 609 Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction Deadlines
- 610 Religious Beliefs or Opinions
- 611 Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence
- 612 Writing Used to Refresh a Witness's Memory
- 613 Witness's Prior Statement and Bias or Interest
- 614 Excluding Witnesses
- 615 Producing a Witness's Statement in Criminal Cases
Chapter VII · Opinions and Expert Testimony
Chapter VIII · Hearsay
- 801 Definitions That Apply to This Article; Exclusions from Hearsay
- 802 The Rule Against Hearsay
- 803 Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—Regardless of Whether the Declarant Is Available as a Witness Deadlines
- 804 Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—When the Declarant Is Unavailable as a Witness
- 805 Hearsay Within Hearsay
- 806 Attacking and Supporting the Declarant's Credibility
Chapter X · Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs
- 1001 Definitions That Apply to This Article
- 1002 Requirement of the Original
- 1003 Admissibility of Duplicates
- 1004 Admissibility of Other Evidence of Content
- 1005 Copies of Public Records to Prove Content
- 1006 Summaries to Prove Content
- 1007 Testimony or Statement of a Party to Prove Content
- 1008 Functions of the Court and Jury
- 1009 Translating a Foreign Language Document Deadlines