Tex. Penal Code § 28.10 · Chapter 28. ARSON, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, AND OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION
ENHANCED PENALTY FOR CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS OR STATE JAIL FELONIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The punishment for an offense under this chapter that is punishable as a misdemeanor or a state jail felony is increased to the punishment for a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor committed the offense in the course of committing an offense under Section 20.05(a)(2).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 4), Sec. 7, eff. February 6, 2024.
Source of truth
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- 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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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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