Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 28.13
Former Acquittal or Conviction

A former judgment of acquittal or conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be a bar to any further prosecution for the same offense, but shall not bar a prosecution for any higher grade of offense over which said court had not jurisdiction, unless such judgment was had upon indictment or information, in which case the prosecution shall be barred for all grades of the offense.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.

Source: Article 28.13 — Former Acquittal or Conviction, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­28.­htm#28.­13 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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Art. 28.13’s source at texas​.gov