An "individual" must be born and alive before he or she falls within the scope of coverage of the Texas criminal homicide statutes.

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Under Texas law, an individual is considered to be alive for the purposes of the criminal homicide statutes from the moment of fertilization. This means that the protection against criminal homicide extends to unborn children, not requiring them to be born or alive in the traditional sense to fall within the scope of coverage.

An "Individual" Must Be Born and Alive Before He or She