# Tex. R. Evid. 202: Rule 202. Judicial Notice of Other States’ Law

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_TX_EVIDENCE_R202

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. R. Evid. 202
- **Heading:** Rule 202. Judicial Notice of Other States’ Law
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Rules of Evidence / Rule 202

## Text

RULE 202. Judicial Notice of Other States’ Law

(a)
Scope. This rule governs judicial notice of another state’s, territory’s, or federal
jurisdiction’s:

• Constitution;
• public statutes;
• rules;
• regulations;
• ordinances;
• court decisions; and
• common law.

(b)
Taking Notice. The court:

(1)
may take judicial notice on its own; or

(2)
must take judicial notice if a party requests it and the court is supplied with the
necessary information.

(c)
Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard.

(1)
Notice. The court may require a party requesting judicial notice to notify all other
parties of the request so they may respond to it.

(2)
Opportunity to Be Heard. On timely request, a party is entitled to be heard on the
propriety of taking judicial notice and the nature of the matter to be noticed. If the
court takes judicial notice before a party has been notified, the party, on request, is
still entitled to be heard.

(d)
Timing. The court may take judicial notice at any stage of the proceeding.

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(e)
Determination and Review. The court—not the jury—must determine the law of another
state, territory, or federal jurisdiction. The court’s determination must be treated as a ruling
on a question of law.

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