Sonia Christina Lopez

Before the pretrial conference, Court 1 requires parties to exchange anticipated demonstrative exhibits and requires pretrial documents to be e-filed with courtesy copies delivered by the preceding Wednesday.

copies of anticipated demonstrative exhibits with all parties ... Pretrial documents must be efiled, and courtesy copies delivered to the Clerk, by Wednesday prior to the pre-trial conference.

In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement.

Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2).

Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings.

A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances: