Texas § 2A.063 SHERIFF AS CONSERVATOR OF THE PEACE.

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§ 2A.063 — SHERIFF AS CONSERVATOR OF THE PEACE.

Texas § 2A.063

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 2A.063 (2026).

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Art. 2A.063. SHERIFF AS CONSERVATOR OF THE PEACE. A sheriff is a conservator of the peace in the sheriff's county and shall:

(1)arrest each person who commits an offense in the view or hearing of the sheriff and take the offender before the proper court for examination or trial;

(2)suppress all assaults, affrays, insurrections, and unlawful assemblies; and

(3)apprehend and commit to jail each person who commits an offense until an examination or trial can be held.

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Art. 2A.063. SHERIFF AS CONSERVATOR OF THE PEACE. A sheriff is a conservator of the peace in the sheriff's county and shall:
(1) arrest each person who commits an offense in the view or hearing of the sheriff and take the offender before the proper court for examination or trial;
(2) suppress all assaults, affrays, insurrections, and unlawful assemblies; and
(3) apprehend and commit to jail each person who commits an offense until an examination or trial can be held.