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  2. In Texas, can you go to jail for not paying fines you cannot ...

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    Here’s what the Texas penal code on execution of judgment states: TITLE 1, Art. 43.03. A court may not order a defendant confined under Subsection (a) of this article unless the court at a ...

  3. Law of Texas - Wikipedia

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    In 1925 the Texas Legislature reorganized the statutes into three major divisions: the Revised Civil Statutes, Penal Code, and Code of Criminal Procedure. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] In 1963, the Texas legislature began a major revision of the 1925 Texas statutory classification scheme, and as of 1989 over half of the statutory law had been arranged under the ...

  4. 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.

  5. In Texas, can I sue a noisy neighbor? Here’s what state law ...

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    The Texas penal code specifies that “a noise is presumed to be unreasonable if the noise exceeds a decibel level of 85 after the person making the noise receives notice from a magistrate or ...

  6. In Texas, can you drink alcohol in public? Here’s what state ...

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    Under Texas Alcohol Code section 109.35, a municipality can prohibit the possession of an open container in central business districts if there’s a risk to the health or safety of its citizens.

  7. Morris County, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Morris County is a county located near the eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census , its population was 11,973. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Daingerfield . [ 2 ]

  8. Texas ‘mutual combat’ law allows settling scores with fists ...

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    The statute is in the Texas Penal Code section 22.06. It boils down to this: Someone charged with assault can point to the victim’s consent to fight as a defense if:

  9. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Wikipedia

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    The Code of Criminal Procedure, [1] sometimes called the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1965 [2] or the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965, [3] is an Act of the Texas State Legislature. The Act is a code of the law of criminal procedure of Texas. The code regulates how criminal trials are carried out in Texas.