{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.210","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 437.210","heading":"INTERFERENCE WITH TEXAS MILITARY FORCES.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person physically and intentionally hinders, delays, or obstructs or intentionally attempts to hinder, delay, or obstruct a portion of the Texas military forces on active duty in performance of a military duty.\n(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor.\n(c) The commanding officer of a portion of the Texas military forces parading or performing a military duty in a street or highway may require a person in the street or highway to yield the right-of-way to the forces, except that the commanding officer may not interfere with the carrying of the United States mail, a legitimate function of the police, or the progress or operation of an emergency medical services provider or fire department.\n(d) During an occasion of duty, a commanding officer may detain a person who:\n(1) trespasses on a place of duty;\n(2) interrupts or molests the orderly discharge of duty by those under orders; or\n(3) disturbs or prevents the passage of troops going to or coming from duty.\n(e) The commanding officer shall make a reasonable effort to forward detained individuals to civil authorities as soon as practicable.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS","CHAPTER 437. TEXAS MILITARY","SUBCHAPTER E. TEXAS MILITARY FORCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.437.htm#437.210","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2efe90feb15d51a9f8e76b7d3489485ce0f3aca63681bcfa7cbe26cac75751d7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.209","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}