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  2. Texas ‘mutual combat’ law allows settling scores with fists ...

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    The statute is in the Texas Penal Code section 22.06. It boils down to this : Someone charged with assault can point to the victim’s consent to fight as a defense if:

  3. United States presidential elections in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Texas, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1845, Texas has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the 1864 election during the American Civil War , when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy , and the 1868 election , when the state was ...

  4. Strangulation in domestic violence - Wikipedia

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    Strangulation, by contrast, is defined by reduced air flow and/or blood flow to or from the brain via the intentional external compression of blood vessels or the airway in the neck. Notably, however, many victims of strangulation refer to the assault as "choking". Both manual strangulation (i.e., gripping the throat with one's hands) and ...

  5. California Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    The Penal Code of California forms the basis for the application of most criminal law, criminal procedure, penal institutions, and the execution of sentences, among other things, in the American state of California. It was originally enacted in 1872 as one of the original four California Codes, and has been substantially [vague] amended and ...