Tex. Tax Code § 155.211 — POSSESSION: TAX DUE

(a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses, in violation of this chapter, tobacco products on which a tax is required to be paid that has not been paid. The absence of evidence of a tax payment is prima facie evidence of nonpayment. (b) This section does not prohibit transportation of tobacco products by a common carrier. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1684, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 3475 ), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 3475 ), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2019.