Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 49A.077: AUTHORITY TO REOPEN INQUEST BASED ON CERTAIN INFORMATION
What this law says, in plain English
A justice of the peace may reopen an inquest if credible information or known facts suggest the inquest may reveal a different cause or circumstances of death.
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