Amend CSHB 176 by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read as follows and by renumbering existing SECTIONS accordingly: SECTION __. Chapter 38, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Article 38.073 to read as follows: Art. 38.073. TESTIMONY OF INMATE WITNESSES. In a proceeding in the prosecution of a criminal offense in which an inmate in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is required to testify as a witness, any deposition or testimony of the inmate witness may be conducted by electronic means, in the same manner as permitted in civil cases under Section 30.012, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.