Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.163 · Subchapter D. TRIAL
JURY CHARGE.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The judge shall charge the jury.
(b) The charge may be made orally or in writing, except that the charge shall be made in writing if required by other law.
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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