Certain Offenses Committed Against A Child

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.056, under Chapter 13A.

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.056

Art. 13A.056. CERTAIN OFFENSES COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD. An offense under Title 5, Penal Code, involving a victim younger than 18 years of age, or an offense under Section 25.03, Penal Code, that results in bodily injury to a child younger than 18 years of age, may be prosecuted in the county in which: (1) an element of the offense was committed; (2) the defendant is apprehended; (3) the victim resides; or (4) the defendant resides. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.