Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 29.02 · Chapter 29. CONTINUANCE
BY AGREEMENT.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A criminal action may be continued by consent of the parties thereto, in open court, at any time on a showing of good cause, but a continuance may be only for as long as is necessary.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1972, ch. 787, Sec. 3, eff. July 1, 1978.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.29.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 194575aff970fdf4d0d76bbb8584919b569e787fdb7c7cde0c608531b2298338
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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