Title 1 · Chapter 1 Sec. 1.01. Short Title Copy citation Official text This code shall be known and may be cited as the Penal Code.Legislative historyActs 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Cross-referencePunishment levelDefined termOther Texas code ↗