Tex. Penal Code § 28.04 · Chapter 28. ARSON, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, AND OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

RECKLESS DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION.

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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

(a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, he recklessly damages or destroys property of the owner.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

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Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.28.htm
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Tex. Educ. Code § 51.909EXPULSION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN STUDENTS.Printed as Section 28.03, 28.04, 42.02, 42.03, or 42.05, Penal Code

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