Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 3.02 · Chapter 3. DEFINITIONS
CRIMINAL ACTION.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A criminal action is prosecuted in the name of the State of Texas against the accused, and is conducted by some person acting under the authority of the State, in accordance with its laws.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.3.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 d920071049d6ffaf202d7e41687654ed7ff07eaf955dbb349d82d236249a0184
- 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
BenchPath cards that rely on this text
- Tarrant County District Courts — Administrative Order Regarding the Clerk of the Magistrates (No. 2612, filed Nov. 16, 2020)
- Standing Pre-Trial Order — Felony Criminal Cases (124th and 188th District Courts, Gregg County; adopted February 25, 2011)
- Standing Pre-Trial Order in Criminal Cases (294th District Court and Van Zandt County Court at Law; adopted as a local rule April 5, 2019)
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