yourstate.us
Tex. Government Code § 557.001

SEDITION

Texas · Texas Government Code · Status: effective

Get this as JSONEmbed this
Cite this
Citation
Tex. Government Code § 557.001, SEDITION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/657330
Permanent ID
ys:prov:657330@1
SHA-256
2accdcfda08f04754b0dd309c78f880630aecf533cb08734ed8eb35a77e4d275

The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.

Full text

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly: (1) commits, attempts to commit, or conspires with one or more persons to commit an act intended to overthrow, destabilize, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of government of this state or of any political subdivision of this state by force, violence, or a threat of force or violence; (2) under circumstances that constitute a clear and present danger to the security of this state or a political subdivision of this state, advocates, advises, or teaches or conspires with one or more persons to advocate, advise, or teach a person to commit or attempt to commit an act described in Subdivision (1); or (3) participates, with knowledge of the nature of the organization, in the management of an organization that engages in or attempts to engage in an act intended to overthrow, destabilize, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of government of this state or of any political subdivision of this state by force or violence. (b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by: (1) a fine not to exceed $20,000; (2) confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not less than one year or more than 20 years; or (3) both fine and imprisonment. (b-1) Notwithstanding Section 15.02(d), Penal Code, a conspiracy to commit an offense under this section is punishable in the same manner as an offense under this section. (c) A person convicted of an offense under this section may not receive community supervision under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure.