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Tex. Government Code § 54.2818

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Tex. Government Code § 54.2818, WITNESS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/650491
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(a) A witness who appears before the criminal law magistrate court and is sworn is subject to the penalties for perjury provided by law. (b) A referring court may issue attachment against and may fine or imprison a witness whose failure to appear after being summoned or whose refusal to answer questions has been certified to the referring court.