Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 1.21: PRIVILEGE OF LEGISLATORS
What this law says, in plain English
Legislators cannot be arrested except for treason, felony, or breach of peace during legislative sessions and travel to/from them, with travel time calculated at one day per twenty miles.
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