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  2. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 17, Article 17.028 stipulates that it must take no more than 48 hours after the arrest for a magistrate to decide whether or not a defendant is offered bail, conditional or unconditional. Chapter 27, Articles 27.02 and 27.05 encompass pleas that defendants can make. Contrary to popular belief, there are pleas that can be made outside of ...

  3. Texas Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    The first codification of Texas criminal law was the Texas Penal Code of 1856. Prior to 1856, criminal law in Texas was governed by the common law, with the exception of a few penal statutes. [3] In 1854, the fifth Legislature passed an act requiring the Governor to appoint a commission to codify the civil and criminal laws of Texas.

  4. Constable (Texas) - Wikipedia

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    In some Texas counties, the constable position remains unfilled for several years [11] and this is attributed to several factors such as the refusal of people appointed to the job. [9] In 2002, an amendment to the Texas Constitution was approved since this was the only way to abolish these seats. [11]

  5. Gov. Abbott issues orders to safeguard Texas from CCP threats

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    In 2021, Abbott signed into law the “Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act,” which the Texas legislature unanimously passed to ban Texas governmental entities and businesses from entering ...

  6. Abbott issues executive order to arrest CCP operatives in Texas

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    The order directs the Texas Department of Public Safety to target and arrest anyone implementing CCP influence operations like “Operation Fox Hunt,” an initiative of the PRC to forcibly return ...

  7. Judiciary of Texas - Wikipedia

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    In one of the odd provisions of the Texas Government Code, there is no requirement that a municipal judge be an attorney if the municipal court is not a court of record (Chapter 29, Section 29.004), but the municipal judge must be a licensed attorney with at least two years experience in practicing Texas law if the municipal court is a court of ...

  8. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Supreme Court Building houses the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) is the court of last resort for all criminal matters in Texas. The Court, which is based in the Supreme Court Building in Downtown Austin, [2] is composed of a presiding judge and eight judges.

  9. Capital punishment in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The March to Abolish the Death Penalty is the current name of an event organized each October since 2000 by several Texas anti-death penalty organizations, including: Texas Moratorium Network; the Austin chapter of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty; the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement; and Texas Students Against the Death Penalty. [70]