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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 13A.002 — Pleading and proving venue

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 13A: VENUE, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 13A.002

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 13A.002Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) In each case described by this chapter, the indictment or information or any other pleading may allege that the offense was committed in the county in which the prosecution is conducted. (b) An allegation of venue under this article may be sustained if the attorney representing the state proves by a preponderance of the evidence that, based on the facts in the case, the county in which the prosecution is conducted has venue.

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