Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.552
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.552, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 13A.552. CERTAIN OFFENSES COMMITTED AGAINST CHILD COMMITTED TO TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.
Official statutory text
An offense described by Article 104.003(a) committed by an employee or officer of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or a person providing services under a contract with the department against a child committed to the department may be prosecuted in:
(1) any county in which an element of the offense occurred; or
(2) Travis County.
(1) any county in which an element of the offense occurred; or
(2) Travis County.
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