Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, including conforming amendments.: HB 4173

HB 4173 authorized the Texas Attorney General to "(a) The attorney general shall award compensation for pecuniary loss arising from criminally injurious conduct if the attorney general is satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the requirements of this chapter are met. (b) The attorney general shall establish whether, as a direct result of criminally injurious conduct, a claimant or victim suffered personal injury or death that resulted in a pecuniary loss for which the claimant or victim is not compensated from a collateral source." This same section of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure created the Texas Crime Vic­tims’ Com­pen­sa­tion Program. This program specifically includes travel funds for "Travel over 20 miles one-way to medical and mental health care appointments, criminal justice proceedings, or a victim’s funeral." To learn more about the program, https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/crime-victims/crime-victims-compensation-program