{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-665.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 665.005","heading":"POWERS OF HOUSE DURING IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDING.","body":"When conducting an impeachment proceeding, the house or a house committee may:\n(1) send for persons or papers;\n(2) compel the giving of testimony; and\n(3) punish for contempt to the same extent as a district court of this state.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 665. IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL","SUBCHAPTER A. IMPEACHMENT BY HOUSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.665.htm#665.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"153341bec6d91ec46d2eac66a31b200f6d56f80394799976576080e95a47e897","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-665.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-665.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}