Texas Penal Code
§ 36.06 — OBSTRUCTION OR RETALIATION
PE § 36.06Title 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 36. BRIBERY AND CORRUPT INFLUENCE
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly harms or threatens to harm another by an unlawful act:
(1)in retaliation for or on account of the service or status of another as a:
(A)public servant, witness, prospective witness, or informant; or
(B)person who has reported or who the actor knows intends to report the occurrence of a crime; or
(2)to prevent or delay the service of another as a:
(A)public servant, witness, prospective witness, or informant; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 923), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 622 (H.B. 3425), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 622 (H.B. 3425), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1145 (S.B. 1610), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.