Opinion ID: 1394023
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Heading: Evidentiary IssuesStandard of Review

Text: The trial court determines preliminary questions about admitting or excluding evidence. TEX.R. EVID. 104(a). Whether to admit or exclude evidence is a matter committed to the trial court's sound discretion. City of Brownsville v. Alvarado, 897 S.W.2d 750, 753 (Tex.1995); Gee v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 765 S.W.2d 394, 396 (Tex.1989). A trial court abuses its discretion when it acts without regard to any guiding rules or principles. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc., 701 S.W.2d 238, 241-42 (Tex.1985). Whether a trial court abused its discretion in making an evidentiary ruling is a question of law. Jackson v. Van Winkle, 660 S.W.2d 807, 810 (Tex.1983).