Tex. Gov't Code § 301.026 · Subchapter B. COMMITTEES AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE
CONTEMPT OF LEGISLATURE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) has been summoned as a witness to testify or produce papers by either house or any legislative committee; and
(2) refuses to appear, refuses to answer relevant questions, or refuses to produce required books, papers, records, or documents.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and by imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than 12 months.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.301.htm
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- 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
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