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  2. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Wikipedia

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    This code is sometimes called the "new code" as it replaces the previous criminal procedure code. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1856 [19] was the first criminal procedure code to be enacted in Texas. It was followed by the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1879, [20] the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1895, [21] the Code of Criminal Procedure of ...

  3. Texas Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    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. Only the Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure, both authored by James Willie, were ...

  4. Expungement in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Medical Board; The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; The Board of Law Examiners; The State Bar of Texas; A district court regarding a petition for name change under Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Family Code; The Texas School for the Deaf; The Department of Family and Protective Services; The Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

  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. Constable (Texas) - Wikipedia

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    4. Moreover, they can serve warrants throughout the state. See Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 15.06. 5. Furthermore, their jurisdiction to arrest, without warrant, extends throughout the county, where they have full arrest powers. See Texas Local Government Code §86.021 and Texas Attorney General's Opinion GA-0189. 6.

  7. 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

  8. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    The proposal also avoided mentioning that the company was in the midst of a wrongful death lawsuit in Texas, after an 18-year-old inmate died of pneumonia despite begging to be taken to the hospital. Correctional Services Corp. was not required to disclose any of this history in bidding for business with the state of Florida.

  9. Capital punishment in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The initial date of execution cannot be prior to the 91st day after the day the order is entered, and (if the original order is withdrawn) subsequent execution dates cannot be less than the 31st day after the order is entered, provided that no habeas corpus motion has been filed under Article 11.071 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; otherwise ...