By: Wentworth S.B. No. 1000 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to making arrest warrants and certain affidavits made in 1-2 connection with the issuance of arrest warrants available for 1-3 public inspection. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Article 15.26, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 1-6 amended to read as follows: 1-7 Art. 15.26. Authority to Arrest Must be Made Known. In 1-8 executing a warrant of arrest, it shall always be made known to the 1-9 accused under what authority the arrest is made. The warrant shall 1-10 be executed by the arrest of the defendant. The officer need not 1-11 have the warrant in his possession at the time of the arrest, 1-12 provided the warrant was issued under the provisions of this Code, 1-13 but upon request he shall show the warrant, and any affidavit filed 1-14 with the magistrate and related to the issuance of the warrant, to 1-15 the defendant as soon as possible. If the officer does not have 1-16 the warrant in his possession at the time of arrest he shall then 1-17 inform the defendant of the offense charged and of the fact that a 1-18 warrant has been issued. The arrest warrant, and any affidavit 1-19 filed with the magistrate and related to the issuance of the 1-20 warrant, is public information beginning immediately when the 1-21 warrant is executed, and the magistrate's clerk and the attorney 1-22 representing the state in the prosecution of the case shall make a 2-1 copy of the warrant and the affidavit available in the clerk's or 2-2 attorney's office during normal business hours.