Criminal Law in Texas
Texas criminal law involves prosecution by the State of a person for an act or omission that has been designated by the Texas legislature as a crime. In criminal cases for crimes that have a possible punishment of incarceration a prosecutor represents the State through the office of a District Attorney, Criminal District Attorney, County Attorney, State Prosecutor’s Office, or the Texas Attorney General. One of these prosecuting offices initiates a criminal law suit by filing a complaint and later an Indictment or Information.