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Texas Penal Code

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The Texas Penal Code is the principal criminal code of the U.S. state of Texas. It was originally enacted in 1856 and underwent substantial revision in 1973 with the passage of the Revised Penal Code, based in large part on the American Law Institute's Model Penal Code. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. Texas Penal Code (Wikipedia)
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    It was originally enacted in 1856 and underwent substantial revision in 1973, with the passage of the Revised Penal Code, in large part based on the American Law Institute's Model Penal Code.
  • In Legal System: Law of the United States, Wikipedia lead paragraph
    of the Revised Penal Code, in large part based on the American Law Institute's Model Penal Code.
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Wikidata: Texas Penal Code
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