{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-72.04","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 72.04","heading":"PARTICIPATION IN ENTERPRISE THROUGH RACKETEERING OR UNLAWFUL DEBT COLLECTION.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person is employed by or associated with an enterprise and knowingly conducts or participates, directly or indirectly, in that enterprise through a pattern of racketeering or the collection of an unlawful debt.\n(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.\n(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 4635), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 11. ORGANIZED CRIME","CHAPTER 72. RACKETEERING AND UNLAWFUL DEBT COLLECTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.72.htm#72.04","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"a722e6e9fd79340ea3419f19f5a7e5ee71854f89585fdb2cdf4b7a3ccce61091","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-72.03","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-72.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}