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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Penal Code § 76.046: UNAUTHORIZED ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN LAW.

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  1. PENAL CODE
  2. TITLE 12. TERRORISM
  3. CHAPTER 76. TERRORISTIC OFFENSES

(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.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 149 (S.B. 1349), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:34Z. Source file · JSON

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