AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.

Tex. CIV. PRAC. & REM Code § 100.001.
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It is an affirmative defense to a civil action for damages for personal injury or death brought against a person performing duties under Article 2A.002 (f), Code of Criminal Procedure, the person's employer, or the owner of a commercial nuclear power plant where the person was working, that at the time the cause of action arose the person was justified in using force under Chapter 9 , Penal Code. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1237, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003.
Source: TX Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Fetched: 6/28/2026

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