Texas Statutes
Penal Code
Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency

Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses

Section 42.01. Disorderly Conduct - Sec. 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 42.02. Riot - Sec. 42.02. RIOT. (a) For the purpose of this section,...

Section 42.03. Obstructing Highway or Other Passageway - Sec. 42.03. OBSTRUCTING HIGHWAY OR OTHER PASSAGEWAY. (a) A person...

Section 42.04. Defense When Conduct Consists of Speech or Other Expression - Sec. 42.04. DEFENSE WHEN CONDUCT CONSISTS OF SPEECH OR OTHER...

Section 42.05. Disrupting Meeting or Procession - Sec. 42.05. DISRUPTING MEETING OR PROCESSION. (a) A person commits...

Section 42.055. Funeral Service Disruptions - Sec. 42.055. FUNERAL SERVICE DISRUPTIONS. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 42.06. False Alarm or Report - Sec. 42.06. FALSE ALARM OR REPORT. (a) A person commits...

Section 42.0601. False Report to Induce Emergency Response - Sec. 42.0601. FALSE REPORT TO INDUCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE. (a) A...

Section 42.061. Silent or Abusive Calls to 9-1-1 Service - Sec. 42.061. SILENT OR ABUSIVE CALLS TO 9-1-1 SERVICE. (a)...

Section 42.062. Interference With Emergency Request for Assistance - Sec. 42.062. INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE. (a) An...

Section 42.07. Harassment - Sec. 42.07. HARASSMENT. (a) A person commits an offense if,...

Section 42.072. Stalking - Sec. 42.072. STALKING. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Section 42.075. Disclosure of Confidential Information Regarding Family Violence or Victims of Trafficking Shelter Center - Sec. 42.075. DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REGARDING FAMILY VIOLENCE OR...

Section 42.08. Abuse of Corpse - Sec. 42.08. ABUSE OF CORPSE. (a) A person commits an...

Section 42.09. Cruelty to Livestock Animals - Sec. 42.09. CRUELTY TO LIVESTOCK ANIMALS. (a) A person commits...

Section 42.091. Attack on Assistance Animal - Sec. 42.091. ATTACK ON ASSISTANCE ANIMAL. (a) A person commits...

Section 42.092. Cruelty to Nonlivestock Animals - Sec. 42.092. CRUELTY TO NONLIVESTOCK ANIMALS. (a) In this section:...

Section 42.10. Dog Fighting - Sec. 42.10. DOG FIGHTING. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 42.105. Cockfighting - Sec. 42.105. COCKFIGHTING. (a) In this section: (1) "Bridle" means...

Section 42.11. Destruction of Flag - Sec. 42.11. DESTRUCTION OF FLAG. (a) A person commits an...

Section 42.12. Discharge of Firearm in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 42.12. DISCHARGE OF FIREARM IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) A...

Section 42.13. Use of Laser Pointers - Sec. 42.13. USE OF LASER POINTERS. (a) A person commits...

Section 42.14. Illumination of Aircraft by Intense Light - Sec. 42.14. ILLUMINATION OF AIRCRAFT BY INTENSE LIGHT. (a) A...

Chapter 43 - Public Indecency

Subchapter A. Prostitution

Section 43.01. Definitions - Sec. 43.01. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Access software provider"...

Section 43.02. Prostitution - Sec. 43.02. PROSTITUTION. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Section 43.021. Solicitation of Prostitution - Sec. 43.021. SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION. (a) A person commits an...

Section 43.03. Promotion of Prostitution - Sec. 43.03. PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION. (a) A person commits an...

Section 43.031. Online Promotion of Prostitution - Sec. 43.031. ONLINE PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION. (a) A person commits...

Section 43.04. Aggravated Promotion of Prostitution - Sec. 43.04. AGGRAVATED PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION. (a) A person commits...

Section 43.041. Aggravated Online Promotion of Prostitution - Sec. 43.041. AGGRAVATED ONLINE PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION. (a) A person...

Section 43.05. Compelling Prostitution - Sec. 43.05. COMPELLING PROSTITUTION. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 43.06. Accomplice Witness; Testimony and Immunity - Sec. 43.06. ACCOMPLICE WITNESS; TESTIMONY AND IMMUNITY. (a) A party...

Subchapter B. Obscenity

Section 43.21. Definitions - Sec. 43.21. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this subchapter: (1) "Obscene" means...

Section 43.22. Obscene Display or Distribution - Sec. 43.22. OBSCENE DISPLAY OR DISTRIBUTION. (a) A person commits...

Section 43.23. Obscenity - Sec. 43.23. OBSCENITY. (a) A person commits an offense if,...

Section 43.24. Sale, Distribution, or Display of Harmful Material to Minor - Sec. 43.24. SALE, DISTRIBUTION, OR DISPLAY OF HARMFUL MATERIAL TO...

Section 43.25. Sexual Performance by a Child - Sec. 43.25. SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD. (a) In this...

Section 43.251. Employment Harmful to Children - Sec. 43.251. EMPLOYMENT HARMFUL TO CHILDREN. (a) In this section:...

Section 43.26. Possession or Promotion of Child Pornography - Sec. 43.26. POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. (a) A...

Section 43.261. Electronic Transmission of Certain Visual Material Depicting Minor - Sec. 43.261. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF CERTAIN VISUAL MATERIAL DEPICTING MINOR....

Section 43.262. Possession or Promotion of Lewd Visual Material Depicting Child - Sec. 43.262. POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF LEWD VISUAL MATERIAL DEPICTING...

Section 43.27. Duty to Report - Sec. 43.27. DUTY TO REPORT. (a) For purposes of this...