Vernon's Texas Rules Annotated - VTRA TX R HAYS CTY DIST Chapter 31. Motions to Confer Pursuant to Section 153.009 of the Texas Family Code and Testimony by Minors

The District Courts discourage the calling of children to testify in court in contested family law matters.  Litigants are discouraged from bringing a child to the Hays County Government Center, thereby removing the child from his or her daily routine, before the Court decides whether and when to confer.  Unless the child's attendance is required by court order such as a writ of attachment or writ of habeas corpus, no party shall bring a child to the Hays County Government Center to testify or confer with the Court without prior consent from the Court.  If any attorney or party becomes aware of a child being present at the Courthouse, they shall immediately notify the Bailiff of the child's presence in the Courthouse.  No child shall be brought into the Courtroom without the express consent of the Court.

Absent good cause shown, all Motions to Confer with a Child must be set on the same day as the hearing such motion is related to (temporary orders or final merits trial).