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TEXAS POLICE ASSOCIATION

Founded March 6, 1895
(512) 458-3140

Fax (512) 458-1799
www.TexasPoliceAssociation.com

This is the Seventeenth Edition of, “A Peace Officer's Guide to Texas Law.”
The guide is provided to members of the Texas Police Association as a benefit of
membership. The Peace Officer’s Guide and the Police Legal Digest contained in each
issue of the Texas Police Journal serve as vital sources of up-to-date information for our
Texas Peace Officers.

TPA is thankful to, appreciates, and acknowledges Joe C. Tooley, TPA General Counsel, for
his perseverance, hard work, dedication, and tireless effort in preparing the bi-monthly
Police Legal Digest, along with the monumental task of writing and assembling this edition
of the Peace Officer's Guide as he has done after each legislative session. Mr. Tooley is
truly an advocate and supporter of our Texas Law Enforcement officers!

As a result, some departments provide their officers with membership in TPA so that each
officer will receive a copy of the Peace Officer’s Guide, a bi-monthly edition of the
Police Legal Digest, and other relative articles. This is a wise expenditure of training funds.
Any department interested in signing up their officers should contact the Texas Police
Association office for additional information. For individual membership, an application
can be found on our website at www.TexasPoliceAssociation.com, in the Texas Police
Journal, or in the Peace Officer’s Guide.

Raul Vargas, Executive Director