Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 19.01 - Types of Criminal Homicide(a) A person commits criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence causes the death of an individual.(b) Criminal homicide is murder, capital murder, manslaughter, or criminally negligent homicide.Amended By Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. 9/1/1994. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1974.Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1123, ch. 426, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1974