Where is the venue for an offense under this section?

Where is the venue for an offense under this section?

• A. The county where the offense is committed
• B. Travis County or the county in which the offense is committed
• C. The state capital
• D. The defendant's home county

Answer: (B)

Venue is the place where a case may be tried. For this section, the statute allows two proper venues: the county where the offense was committed, or Travis County. This means a case can be brought in the specific county tied to the offense, or in the state capital’s county (Travis County) as an alternate, statewide venue. This dual option accounts for offenses that occur in a particular county or involve statewide interests that justify centralized processing in the capital. The other options don’t fit because they either limit venue too narrowly to only one location or rely on the defendant’s home county, which isn’t the general rule here.

Venue is the place where a case may be tried. For this section, the statute allows two proper venues: the county where the offense was committed, or Travis County. This means a case can be brought in the specific county tied to the offense, or in the state capital’s county (Travis County) as an alternate, statewide venue. This dual option accounts for offenses that occur in a particular county or involve statewide interests that justify centralized processing in the capital. The other options don’t fit because they either limit venue too narrowly to only one location or rely on the defendant’s home county, which isn’t the general rule here.