Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 23.08: REASONS FOR RETAINING CAPIAS
What this law says, in plain English
An officer holding an unexecuted capias must notify the issuing court in writing with reasons for not returning it by the deadline specified in the writ.
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