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Texas Penal Code Section 9.421 states a person can use deadly force to protect tangible, movable property from another's imminent commission of theft during the nighttime or to prevent another who is fleeing immediately after committing theft during the nighttime and is escaping with property if the person reasonably ...
20.1. Definition of force - an aggressive act committed by any person, which does not amounttoanassaultandisnecessarytoaccomplishone'sobjective.
"In Texas, just defending your personal property gives you a right to use deadly force," Thompson said. "But again, only if you reasonably believe there is no way to get the property and less force isn't enough to get the property back."
If you do, you could be arrested for a serious felony. While you won't find the word “warning shot” in the Texas Penal Code, Texas courts are likely to consider such a shot as a use of deadly force. Texas law defines deadly force2 as force capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.
Defense of Own Property Under Tex. Pen. Code § 9.41, use of force may be justified when it is reasonable and immediately necessary to prevent trespassing unlawful interference with property. Force may also be used to reasonably recover property the other individual has no claim to.
Under Tex. Pen. Code § 9.42, the use of deadly force may be justified to prevent imminent arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime, where the land or property cannot otherwise be protected or recovered.
Texas law will not generally allow the use of deadly force to defend an unoccupied vehicle. But if you are in your car and have a reasonable fear of being dragged out of a car by a perpetrator, your life (not just your property) is in danger.
Civil Lawsuits With Four-Year Statute of Limitation There is a four-year filing deadline on claims, including breach of contract, debt collection lawsuits, and violation of fiduciary obligation. Real estate transactions are also subject to the four-year time restriction.