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Tex. Penal Code § 47.07 (2026)

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Sec. 47.07. EVIDENCE. In any prosecution under this chapter in which it is relevant to prove the occurrence of a sporting event, a published report of its occurrence in a daily newspaper, magazine, or other periodically printed publication of general circulation shall be admissible in evidence and is prima facie evidence that the event occurred.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 47.08 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1976–1976 · leading case: Dugar v. State, 538 S.W.2d 852 (Tex. App. 1976).

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Dugar v. State, 538 S.W.2d 852 (Tex. App. 1976). “The State asserts that the offenses of possession of a gambling device (Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 47.06) and possession of gambling paraphernalia (Tex.”

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