Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.162
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
If, on the trial of a case in a justice or municipal court, the state fails to prove a prima facie case of the offense alleged in the complaint, the defendant is entitled to a directed verdict of not guilty. (Code Crim. Proc., Art. 45.032.)
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 45A.162