Tex. Gov't Code § 26.047 · Subchapter D. JURISDICTION AND POWERS
HABEAS CORPUS.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A county court may issue a writ of habeas corpus in any case in which the constitution has not conferred the power on the district courts.
(b) On return of a writ of habeas corpus, the court may remand to custody, admit to bail, or discharge the person imprisoned or detained, as the law and nature of the case require.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.26.htm
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