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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.053
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Art. 2A.053 SUMMONING AID
Chapter 2A: Officers; Powers and Duties
Rule Text
(a) A peace officer who meets resistance while discharging a duty imposed on the officer by law shall summon a number of residents of the officer's county sufficient to overcome that resistance.
(b) A person summoned by a peace officer under Subsection (a) shall obey the officer.
Amendment history: Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.