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And in Texas, there are the magic words that substitute for showing evidence in the complaint; which is the same as saying the magic words substitute for showing probable cause.

Texas Code of Criminal Procedure: Art. 15.05. REQUISITES OF COMPLAINT.
The complaint shall be sufficient, without regard to form, if it have these substantial requisites:

It must state the name of the accused, if known, and if not known, must give some reasonably definite description of him.
It must show that the accused has committed some offense against the laws of the State, either directly or that the affiant has good reason to believe, and does believe, that the accused has committed such offense.
It must state the time and place of the commission of the offense, as definitely as can be done by the affiant.
It must be signed by the affiant by writing his name or affixing his mark.

If anyone is interested, regarding last December's Ft. Worth shooting of Geoffrey Brady (killed @ Gator's Jam Inn II on Race Street, now closed) there is a hearing set for Robert Stover, Sept. 21, 8:30 AM, 396th District Court, 401 Belknap, Ft, Worth.

There is a 9 page docket list of other cases, Stover is listed on page 2.

On Oct. 5, there is a court hearing scheduled for Howard Wayne Baker at 10:30 AM, Baker listed at the top of page 4 of 6.

I have no idea how Tarrant County goes about it's business in these matters, but it appears that there could be long waits in regards to both cases, and I have no idea what to expect to occur. It could be anything, possible answer to previous motions, or just a near meaningless synchronizing of calendars...