Texas · Texas Penal Code
Tex. Penal Code § 39.03: OFFICIAL OPPRESSION
What this law says, in plain English
A public servant commits official oppression by intentionally subjecting another to unlawful mistreatment, arrest, detention, search, or denial of rights while acting in official capacity, or by sexual harassment. Typically a Class A misdemeanor; becomes a felony if intended to falsify education data reporting.
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