{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-508.045","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 508.045","heading":"PAROLE PANELS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 508.046, board members and parole commissioners shall act in panels composed of three in matters of:\n(1) release on parole;\n(2) release to mandatory supervision; and\n(3) revocation of parole or mandatory supervision.\n(b) The presiding officer shall designate the composition of each panel and shall designate panels composed of at least one board member and any combination of board members and parole commissioners.\n(c) A parole panel may:\n(1) grant, deny, or revoke parole;\n(2) revoke mandatory supervision; and\n(3) conduct parole revocation hearings and mandatory supervision revocation hearings.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 11.13, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 508. PAROLE AND MANDATORY SUPERVISION","SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.508.htm#508.045","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e45204fc45840d187bd5a16043843e7e1fa908fb77dc073207495a6ae97000fe","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-508.0441","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-508.0455"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}