Tex. R. Evid. 1004

As amended through November 19, 2024
Rule 1004 - Admissibility of Other Evidence of Content

An original is not required and other evidence of the content of a writing, recording, or photograph is admissible if:

(a) all the originals are lost or destroyed, unless the proponent lost or destroyed them in bad faith;
(b) an original cannot be obtained by any available judicial process;
(c) an original is not located in Texas;
(d) the party against whom the original would be offered had control of the original; was at that time put on notice, by pleadings or otherwise, that the original would be a subject of proof at the trial or hearing; and fails to produce it at the trial or hearing; or
(e) the writing, recording, or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.

Tex. R. Evid. 1004