Tex. Gov't Code § 411.019 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
TOLL-FREE NUMBER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department shall provide a 24-hour toll-free telephone number for use by the public in reporting traffic offenses, including driving while intoxicated, suspected criminal activity, and traffic collisions and other emergencies.
(b) On receiving a report of an offense, the department shall contact the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction where the reported suspected driver or incident was observed or shall dispatch department officers.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1251, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 130, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.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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