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Tex. Government Code § 54.2511

WITNESSES

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Tex. Government Code § 54.2511, WITNESSES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/650450
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(a) A witness who is sworn and who appears before a magistrate is subject to the penalties for perjury and aggravated perjury provided by law. (b) A referring court may fine or imprison a witness or other court participant for failure to appear after being summoned, refusal to answer questions, or other acts of direct contempt before a magistrate.