Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 19A.151
Any Person May Challenge

(a)

Before the grand jury is impaneled, any person may challenge the array of grand jurors or any person presented as a grand juror. The court may not hear objections to the qualifications and legality of the grand jury in any other way.

(b)

A person confined in jail in the county shall, on the person’s request, be brought into court to make a challenge described by Subsection (a).

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.03, eff. January 1, 2021.

Source: Article 19A.151 — Any Person May Challenge, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.19A.htm#19A.151 (accessed May 26, 2025).

19A.001
Definitions 19A.051
Selection and Summons of Prospective Grand Jurors 19A.052
Qualified Persons Summoned 19A.053
Additional Qualified Persons Summoned 19A.054
Failure to Attend 19A.101
Grand Juror Qualifications 19A.102
Testing Qualifications of Prospective Grand Jurors 19A.103
Qualified Grand Jurors Accepted 19A.104
Personal Information Confidential 19A.105
Excuses from Grand Jury Service 19A.151
Any Person May Challenge 19A.152
Challenge to Array 19A.153
Challenge to Grand Juror 19A.154
Determination of Validity of Challenge 19A.155
Additional Prospective Grand Jurors Summoned Following Challenge 19A.201
Grand Jury Impaneled 19A.202
Oath of Grand Jurors 19A.203
Foreperson 19A.204
Court Instructions 19A.251
Quorum 19A.252
Disqualification or Unavailability of Grand Juror 19A.253
Recusal of Grand Juror 19A.254
Reassembly of Grand Jury 19A.255
Extension of Term 19A.256
Referral to Grand Jury in Sexual Assault Cases 19A.301
Bailiffs Appointed 19A.302
Bailiff’s Duties 19A.303
Bailiff’s Violation of Duty

Verified:
May 26, 2025

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Original Source: Article 19A.151 — Any Person May Challenge, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.19A.htm#19A.151 (last accessed May 10, 2025).