Public Intoxication Section 49.02 Texas Penal Code
Chapter 49 of the TPC lists the intoxication and alcoholic beverage offenses. 49.02 covers Public Intoxication or PI. Someone is guilty of PI if they appear in public while intoxicated to the degree that they might endanger theirself or another. This can be defended against if the alcohol was given for therapeutic purposes and as a part of medical treatment by a licensed doctor.
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