{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-85.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 85.005","heading":"DEFENSE.","body":"It is a defense to an action brought under this chapter that the defendant was engaged in conduct that consisted of activity in support of constitutionally or statutorily protected rights.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 662, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1995. Renumbered from Civil Practice and Remedies Code Sec. 83.005 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(7), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 4. LIABILITY IN TORT","CHAPTER 85. LIABILITY FOR STALKING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.85.htm#85.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"52cadc2593ed4caf834f4024a506391877e4912dc4e982c9d5e2fb26f0e603be","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-85.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-85.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}