Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 31A.003 · Subchapter A. AUTHORITY TO CHANGE VENUE
CHANGE OF VENUE ON STATE'S MOTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In a felony or misdemeanor case punishable by confinement, the attorney representing the state may file a written motion requesting a change of venue on the basis that:
(1) a fair and impartial trial cannot be safely and speedily held because of:
(A) existing combinations or influences in favor of the defendant; or
(B) the lawless condition of affairs in the county; or
(2) the life of the prisoner or of any witness would be jeopardized by a trial in the county in which the case is pending.
(b) On receipt of a motion filed under Subsection (a), the judge shall:
(1) hear evidence on the motion; and
(2) if the judge is satisfied that the motion is sufficiently supported and that justice will be served by granting the motion, order a change of venue to any county in the judicial district in which the case is pending or in an adjoining judicial district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.31A.htm
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