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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 13.20. Venue By Consent

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Art. 13.20. VENUE BY CONSENT.  The trial of all felony cases, 
without a jury, may, with the consent of the defendant in writing, 
his attorney, and the attorney for the state, be held in any county 
within the judicial district or districts for the county where 
venue is otherwise authorized by law.

Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 242, ch. 91, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 
1975.  

Last modified: August 10, 2007