{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.261","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.261","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Attorney representing the state\" means a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney performing the duties of a district attorney.\n(2) \"Unsolved crime\" means a criminal offense:\n(A) that is an unsolved homicide or an unsolved felony that is one offense arising out of the same criminal episode as other unsolved felonies; and\n(B) the investigation of which requires a level of expertise that is not readily available to local law enforcement agencies.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1043, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","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 J. UNSOLVED CRIMES INVESTIGATION PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.261","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"efdef30984ab83bfae2f60a1f0ba45d312af5b30f12de4b24ea5a829917fa04d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.256","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.262"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}