Summoning Aid

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.053, under Chapter 2A.

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.053

Art. 2A.053. SUMMONING AID. (a) A peace officer who meets resistance while discharging a duty imposed on the officer by law shall summon a number of residents of the officer's county sufficient to overcome that resistance. (b) A person summoned by a peace officer under Subsection (a) shall obey the officer. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.