Texas law on any date › Code of Criminal Procedure

Code of Criminal Procedure §21

In force on Dec 29, 2003 · this text took effect (date not stated) · same as today's text

GOVERNOR MAY RECALL WARRANT OR ISSUE ALIAS

The governor may recall his warrant of the arrest or may issue another warrant whenever he deems proper. Each warrant issued by the Governor shall expire and be of no force and effect when not executed within one year from the date thereof.

History:

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective date not stated · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-0205 (Dec 29, 2003): Whether a juvenile board may designate a juvenile probation department as the office authorized to determine whether to defer prosecution of a child referred to juvenile court for certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses
WW-1302 (Apr 06, 1962): Whether the City Attorney or the County Attorney has the primary responsibility in prosecuting criminal cases appealed from the Corporation Court to the.
WW-0989 (Jan 24, 1961): Questions relative to the construction of Article 781c, Code of Criminal Procedure Your request for an opinion has been received and carefully considered by this office. We quote your letter, in part, as follows: "In order to clarify the procedures relating to Section 2, paragraph (3) of Article 78~2, Code of Criminal Procedure, known as the Uniform Act for Out of State Parolee Supervision, your opinions on the following questions are respectfully requested. It should be noted that all states have adopted this Uniform Act. "1) When the parole or probation of a person, who is being supervised i
JM-0615: Authority of the Board of Pardons and Paroles to con- tract with counties for having prisoners incarcerated under the authority of warrants Issued by the board

A research copy. The official text is the Legislature's (statutes), the Secretary of State's (Texas Administrative Code) or eCFR's (federal rules). Not legal advice.