Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 1.23
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
All justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals, justices of the Courts of Appeals and judges of the District Courts, shall, by virtue of their offices, be conservators of the peace throughout the State. The style of all writs and process shall be "The State of Texas". All prosecutions shall be carried on "in the name and by authority of The State of Texas", and conclude, "against the peace and dignity of the State".
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 1.23