Texas Government Code

§ 26.047 — HABEAS CORPUS

GV § 26.047Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 26. CONSTITUTIONAL COUNTY COURTS · Art. D. JURISDICTION AND POWERS

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(a)A county court may issue a writ of habeas corpus in any case in which the constitution has not conferred the power on the district courts.

(b)On return of a writ of habeas corpus, the court may remand to custody, admit to bail, or discharge the person imprisoned or detained, as the law and nature of the case require.

Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.