{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-51.01","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 51.01","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Alien\" has the meaning assigned by 8 U.S.C. Section 1101, as that provision existed on January 1, 2023.\n(2) \"Port of entry\" means a port of entry in the United States as designated by 19 C.F.R. Part 101.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., 4th C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 4), Sec. 2, eff. March 5, 2024.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS","CHAPTER 51. ILLEGAL ENTRY INTO THIS STATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.51.htm#51.01","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"4b0e56b18e0bbd0f46d7d149b75cc593894b15b60a31405ebd831054743ca4a4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-50.02","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-51.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}