Art. 11.16. WRIT MAY ISSUE WITHOUT APPLICATION.  A judge of the district or county court who has knowledge that any person is illegally confined or restrained in the person's liberty within the judge's district or county may, if the case is within the judge's jurisdiction, issue the writ of habeas corpus, without any application being made for the writ.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (S.B. 1516), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2023.