Tex. Family Code § 157.216
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 157.216, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 157.216. HEARING ON MOTION TO REVOKE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
Official statutory text
(a) The court shall hold a hearing without a jury not later than the third working day after the date the respondent is arrested under Section 157.215. If the court is unavailable for a hearing on that date, the hearing shall be held not later than the third working day after the date the court becomes available.
(b) The hearing under this section may not be held later than the seventh working day after the date the respondent is arrested.
(c) After the hearing, the court may continue, modify, or revoke the community supervision.
(b) The hearing under this section may not be held later than the seventh working day after the date the respondent is arrested.
(c) After the hearing, the court may continue, modify, or revoke the community supervision.
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