{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-19.04","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 19.04","heading":"MANSLAUGHTER.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if he recklessly causes the death of an individual.\n(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant committed an offense under Section 28.09 and that conduct caused the death of an individual.\nActs 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 19.04 by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1123, ch. 426, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 307, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 19.05 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (S.B. 947), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON","CHAPTER 19. CRIMINAL HOMICIDE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.19.htm#19.04","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"118902d6008c1802da2720f3236988d04bf345389aa7ff83bd632104ca7ca907","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-19.03","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-19.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}