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Boot Hill, I think you're wrong, and that Houston law firm is giving out bad information that may get someone into trouble. Here is the Texas Code regarding powers of arrest without a warrant:

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/cqcgi?CQ_SESSION_KEY=SOGNEEVOQKNV&CQ_QUERY_HANDLE=125792&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=59&CQ_TLO_DOC_TEXT=YES

CHAPTER FOURTEEN—ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT

Art. 14.01. [212] [259] [247] Offense within view

(a) A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presence or within his view, if the offense is one classed as a felony or as an offense against the public peace.

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Offense against the peace typically is construed as rioting (Arizona has a similar provision, as I mentioned).

Looking for that Federal Citizen's Arrest for Misdemeanor info and ran across this interesting little tidbit from the USCG site....check it out-sounds like something that could get any of us labeled as seperatists or sumthin'

http://www.uscg.mil/d7/d7dl/criminal_law.htm

I searched that website of Texas State Statutes and can't find anything to dispute what you said in your post #62, so I emailed that Houston law firm (don't you just love the internet?) to see what they have to say. But I'll be shocked if it turns out that Texas citizen's don't have the right to make a citizen's arrest for any misdemeanor committed in their presence.

Let's wait and see if that law firm has any comment.

--Boot Hill