Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 17.292: MAGISTRATE'S ORDER FOR EMERGENCY PROTECTION
What this law says, in plain English
A magistrate may issue an emergency protection order after arrest for family violence or certain sexual/trafficking offenses. The order can prohibit contact, proximity to protected persons or their locations, firearm possession, and tracking.
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