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  2. 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.

  3. Texas Statutes - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Statutes or Texas Codes are the collection of the Texas Legislature's statutes: the Revised Civil Statutes, Penal Code, and the Code of Criminal Procedure. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] References

  4. 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 ...

  5. Law of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Constitution requires the Texas Legislature to revise, digest, and publish the laws of the state; however, it has never done so regularly. [4] In 1925 the Texas Legislature reorganized the statutes into three major divisions: the Revised Civil Statutes, Penal Code, and Code of Criminal Procedure.

  6. 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:

  7. Is it legal in Texas to bring a gun on school grounds? Here ...

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    Under Texas penal code 46.03, a person commits an offense if they intentionally, ... Under Texas Education Code 37.0815, a school district may not prohibit a person, ...

  8. Murder in Texas law - Wikipedia

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    The felony murder rule in Texas, codified in Texas Penal Code § 19.02(b)(3), [2] states that a person commits murder if he or she "commits or attempts to commit a felony, other than manslaughter, and in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in immediate flight from the commission or attempt, the person commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous to human ...

  9. 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.