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Tex. Occupations Code § 254.013

PEACE OFFICERS

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Tex. Occupations Code § 254.013, PEACE OFFICERS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/698598
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(a) The board may commission as a peace officer to enforce this subtitle an employee who has been certified as qualified to be a peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. (b) An employee commissioned as a peace officer under this subtitle has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a peace officer while carrying out duties as a peace officer under this subtitle.