Tex. Penal Code § 76.046
This is the official text of Tex. Penal Code § 76.046, part of Texas’s Penal Code — defines crimes and punishments in Texas.
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§ 76.046. UNAUTHORIZED ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN LAW.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "agent of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 76.045.
(b) A person commits an offense if, as an agent of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization, the person, without the approval of this state or the United States:
(1) prevents another person in this state from violating the laws of a foreign government; or
(2) detects, investigates, monitors, or surveilles another person in this state for the purpose of preventing the other person from violating the laws of a foreign government.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
(b) A person commits an offense if, as an agent of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization, the person, without the approval of this state or the United States:
(1) prevents another person in this state from violating the laws of a foreign government; or
(2) detects, investigates, monitors, or surveilles another person in this state for the purpose of preventing the other person from violating the laws of a foreign government.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
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