{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0256","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.0256","heading":"VENUE.","body":"Notwithstanding Chapter 13A, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law, if the defendant is a natural person, venue for prosecution of an offense against public administration and lesser included offenses arising from the same transaction is the county in which the defendant resided at the time the offense was committed.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 927 (H.B. 1690), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.086, eff. January 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER B-1. PUBLIC INTEGRITY UNIT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.0256","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e051f9422e8b0ea620104142150e0c5a6d9ba0c802180fc93b5455c2b1f38f5c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0255","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}