Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.159 · Subchapter D. TRIAL
JURY SELECTION AND FORMATION.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In a jury trial in a justice or municipal court, the state, and each defendant in the case, is entitled to three peremptory challenges.
(b) The justice or judge shall form the jury and administer the appropriate oath in accordance with Chapter 35.
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.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.45A.htm
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- 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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