Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.59

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 11.59 - Obtaining Writ A Second Time

An applicant may obtain the writ of habeas corpus a second time by stating in an application therefor that since the hearing of the applicant's first application important testimony has been obtained which it was not in the applicant's power to produce at the former hearing. The applicant shall also set forth the newly discovered testimony ; and if it be that of a witness, the affidavit of the witness shall also accompany the application .

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 11.59

Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 933,Sec. 19, eff. 9/1/2023.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.