Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.251
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.251, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 20A.251. IN-COUNTY WITNESS.
Official statutory text
(a) In term time or vacation, the foreperson or the attorney representing the state may issue a summons or attachment for any witness in the county in which the grand jury sits.
(b) A summons or attachment issued under Subsection (a) may require the witness to appear before the grand jury at a specified time, or immediately, without stating the matter under investigation.
(b) A summons or attachment issued under Subsection (a) may require the witness to appear before the grand jury at a specified time, or immediately, without stating the matter under investigation.
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