Texas Statutes
§ 1.23 — DIGNITY OF STATE.
Texas § 1.23
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 1.23 (2026).
Text
Art. 1.23. DIGNITY OF STATE. All justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals, justices of the Courts of Appeals and judges of the District Courts, shall, by virtue of their offices, be conservators of the peace throughout the State. The style of all writs and process shall be "The State of Texas". All prosecutions shall be carried on "in the name and by authority of The State of Texas", and conclude, "against the peace and dignity of the State".
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 801, ch. 291, Sec. 97, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
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§ 1.01
SHORT TITLE.§ 1.02
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SEVERABILITY.§ 1.026
CONSTRUCTION.§ 1.03
OBJECTS OF THIS CODE.§ 1.04
DUE COURSE OF LAW.§ 1.05
RIGHTS OF ACCUSED.§ 1.053
PRESENT ABILITY TO PAY.§ 1.06
SEARCHES AND SEIZURES.§ 1.07
RIGHT TO BAIL.§ 1.08
HABEAS CORPUS.§ 1.09
CRUELTY FORBIDDEN.§ 1.10
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Texas § 1.23, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/1.23.