Texas Government Code § 665.005 Powers Of House During Impeachment Proceeding

Sec. 665.005. POWERS OF HOUSE DURING IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDING. When conducting an impeachment proceeding, the house or a house committee may:

(1) send for persons or papers;

(2) compel the giving of testimony; and

(3) punish for contempt to the same extent as a district court of this state.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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