Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 51.09
Governor May Demand Fugitive

When the Governor deems it proper to demand a person who has committed an offense in this State and has fled to another State, he may commission any suitable person to take such requisition. The accused, if brought back to the State, shall be delivered up to the sheriff of the county in which it is alleged he has committed the offense.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Art. 51.10. PAY OF AGENT; TRAVELING EXPENSES.
Sec. 1. The officer or person so commissioned shall receive as compensation the actual and necessary traveling expenses upon requisition of the Governor to be allowed by such Governor and to be paid out of the State Treasury upon a certificate of the Governor reciting the services rendered and the allowance therefor.
Sec. 2. The commissioners court of the county where an offense is committed may in its discretion, on the request of the sheriff and the recommendation of the district attorney, pay the actual and necessary traveling expenses of the officer or person so commissioned out of any fund or funds not otherwise pledged.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.

Source: Article 51.09 — Governor May Demand Fugitive, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­51.­htm#51.­09 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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