Tex. Gov't Code § 432.009
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
A civil officer or peace officer having authority to apprehend offenders under the laws of the United States or a state, territory, commonwealth, or possession, or the District of Columbia, may summarily apprehend a deserter from the state military forces and deliver the deserter into the custody of the state military forces.
Tex. Gov't. Code § 432.009