(a) An emergency reprieve to attend a civil court proceeding cannot be used for any other purpose unless specific permission is given in the Governor's proclamation, and if for any reason the cause is not tried as scheduled, the offender shall immediately return to TDCJ-CID. The offender may not, during the reprieve, take temporary employment or travel for any purpose, be it business, visiting relatives, or for an unsolicited visit to the Board.
(b) The Board will consider a written application for an emergency reprieve to attend civil court proceedings only upon receipt of the following:
  (1) a request for reprieve by the offender or his or her representative stating the offender's vested interest in the cause and the date his presence is required with reasons requiring his attendance if date is prior to date set for trial;
  (2) a letter signed by the presiding judge of the court in which the cause is pending, stating:
    (A) the style and number of the cause;
    (B) that a special setting for trial has been made on the docket of the court stating the date of such setting;
    (C) that the presence of the offender is an absolute necessity for the protection of his or her interest in the litigation, and that his or her deposition would not suffice to protect that interest; and
    (D) the estimated approximate time required to complete the trial.

Source Note: The provisions of this §143.33 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective March 17, 1987, 12 TexReg 732; amended to be effective September 13, 2012, 37 TexReg 7189; amended to be effective November 9, 2014, 39 TexReg 8598; amended to be effective May 9, 2018, 43 TexReg 2796