Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code - CIV PRAC & REM § 154.023. Mediation

(a) Mediation is a forum in which an impartial person, the mediator, facilitates communication between parties to promote reconciliation, settlement, or understanding among them.

(b) A mediator may not impose his own judgment on the issues for that of the parties.

(c) Mediation includes victim-offender mediation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice described in Article 56A.60256.13, Code of Criminal Procedure.