Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
Subtitle B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
Chapter 665. IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL |
Subchapter A. IMPEACHMENT BY HOUSE |
Sec. 665.005. POWERS OF HOUSE DURING IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDING
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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.