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According to the CCP, a written statement that is filed and presented on behalf of the State of Texas by a district attorney that charges a person with an offense that may be prosecuted according to law is called a/an __.

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An indictment is a written statement filed by a district attorney on behalf of the State of Texas, charging a person with a prosecutable offense.

Step-by-step explanation:

A written statement that is filed and presented on behalf of the State of Texas by a district attorney that charges a person with an offense that may be prosecuted according to law is called an indictment.

According to the CCP (Code of Criminal Procedure) in Texas, an indictment is a formal accusation against an individual that initiates a criminal case. It outlines the charges against the accused and is presented to a grand jury by the district attorney for them to determine whether there is enough evidence for a trial to proceed.

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