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Tex. Penal Code § 1.07 (2026)

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Sec. 1.07. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this code:

(1) "Act" means a bodily movement, whether voluntary or involuntary, and includes speech.

(2) "Actor" means a person whose criminal responsibility is in issue in a criminal action. Whenever the term "suspect" is used in this code, it means "actor."

(3) "Agency" includes authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, district, division, and office.

(4) "Alcoholic beverage" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code.

(5) "Another" means a person other than the actor.

(6) "Association" means a government or governmental subdivision or agency, trust, partnership, or two or more persons having a joint or common economic interest.

(7) "Benefit" means anything reasonably regarded as economic gain or advantage, including benefit to any other person in whose welfare the beneficiary is interested.

(8) "Bodily injury" means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition.

(8-a) "Civil commitment facility" means a facility owned, leased, or operated by the state, or by a vendor under contract with the state, that houses only persons who have been civilly committed as sexually violent predators under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code.

(9) "Coercion" means a threat, however communicated:

(A) to commit an offense;

(B) to inflict bodily injury in the future on the person threatened or another;

(C) to accuse a person of any offense;

(D) to expose a person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule;

(E) to harm the credit or business repute of any person; or

(F) to take or withhold action as a public servant, or to cause a public servant to take or withhold action.

(10) "Conduct" means an act or omission and its accompanying mental state.

(11) "Consent" means assent in fact, whether express or apparent.

(12) "Controlled substance" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.

(13) "Corporation" includes nonprofit corporations, professional associations created pursuant to statute, and joint stock companies.

(14) "Correctional facility" means a place designated by law for the confinement of a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense. The term includes:

(A) a municipal or county jail;

(B) a confinement facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;

(C) a confinement facility operated under contract with any division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and

(D) a community corrections facility operated by a community supervision and corrections department.

(15) "Criminal negligence" is defined in Section 6.03 (Culpable Mental States).

(16) "Dangerous drug" has the meaning assigned by Section 483.001, Health and Safety Code.

(17) "Deadly weapon" means:

(A) a firearm or anything manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious bodily injury; or

(B) anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.

(18) "Drug" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.

(19) "Effective consent" includes consent by a person legally authorized to act for the owner. Consent is not effective if:

(A) induced by force, threat, or fraud;

(B) given by a person the actor knows is not legally authorized to act for the owner;

(C) given by a person who by reason of youth, mental disease or defect, or intoxication is known by the actor to be unable to make reasonable decisions; or

(D) given solely to detect the commission of an offense.

(20) "Electric generating plant" means a facility that generates electric energy for distribution to the public.

(21) "Electric utility substation" means a facility used to switch or change voltage in connection with the transmission of electric energy for distribution to the public.

(22) "Element of offense" means:

(A) the forbidden conduct;

(B) the required culpability;

(C) any required result; and

(D) the negation of any exception to the offense.

(23) "Felony" means an offense so designated by law or punishable by death or confinement in a penitentiary.

(24) "Government" means:

(A) the state;

(B) a county, municipality, or political subdivision of the state; or

(C) any branch or agency of the state, a county, municipality, or political subdivision.

(25) "Harm" means anything reasonably regarded as loss, disadvantage, or injury, including harm to another person in whose welfare the person affected is interested.

(26) "Individual" means a human being who is alive, including an unborn child at every stage of gestation from fertilization until birth.

(27) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87, Sec. 25.144, eff. September 1, 2009.

(28) "Intentional" is defined in Section 6.03 (Culpable Mental States).

(29) "Knowing" is defined in Section 6.03 (Culpable Mental States).

(30) "Law" means the constitution or a statute of this state or of the United States, a written opinion of a court of record, a municipal ordinance, an order of a county commissioners court, or a rule authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute.

(30-a) "Mass shooting" means a person's discharge of a firearm to cause serious bodily injury or death, or to attempt to cause serious bodily injury or death, to four or more persons:

(A) during the same criminal transaction; or

(B) during different criminal transactions but pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct.

(31) "Misdemeanor" means an offense so designated by law or punishable by fine, by confinement in jail, or by both fine and confinement in jail.

(32) "Oath" includes affirmation.

(33) "Official proceeding" means any type of administrative, executive, legislative, or judicial proceeding that may be conducted before a public servant.

(34) "Omission" means failure to act.

(35) "Owner" means a person who:

(A) has title to the property, possession of the property, whether lawful or not, or a greater right to possession of the property than the actor; or

(B) is a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument.

(36) "Peace officer" means a person elected, employed, or appointed as a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, Section 51.212 or 51.214, Education Code, or other law.

(37) "Penal institution" means a place designated by law for confinement of persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of an offense.

(38) "Person" means an individual or a corporation, association, limited liability company, or other entity or organization governed by the Business Organizations Code.

(39) "Possession" means actual care, custody, control, or management.

(40) "Public place" means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to, streets, highways, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and shops.

(41) "Public servant" means a person elected, selected, appointed, employed, or otherwise designated as one of the following, even if he has not yet qualified for office or assumed his duties:

(A) an officer, employee, or agent of government;

(B) a juror or grand juror; or

(C) an arbitrator, referee, or other person who is authorized by law or private written agreement to hear or determine a cause or controversy; or

(D) an attorney at law or notary public when participating in the performance of a governmental function; or

(E) a candidate for nomination or election to public office; or

(F) a person who is performing a governmental function under a claim of right although he is not legally qualified to do so.

(42) "Reasonable belief" means a belief that would be held by an ordinary and prudent man in the same circumstances as the actor.

(43) "Reckless" is defined in Section 6.03 (Culpable Mental States).

(44) "Rule" includes regulation.

(45) "Secure correctional facility" means:

(A) a municipal or county jail; or

(B) a confinement facility operated by or under a contract with any division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(46) "Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death, serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

(46-a) "Sight order" means a written or electronic instruction to pay money that is authorized by the person giving the instruction and that is payable on demand or at a definite time by the person being instructed to pay. The term includes a check, an electronic debit, or an automatic bank draft.

(46-b) "Federal special investigator" means a person described by Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(47) "Swear" includes affirm.

(48) "Unlawful" means criminal or tortious or both and includes what would be criminal or tortious but for a defense not amounting to justification or privilege.

(49) "Death" includes, for an individual who is an unborn child, the failure to be born alive.

(b) The definition of a term in this code applies to each grammatical variation of the term.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 912, ch. 342, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975; Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2123, ch. 848, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977; Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1113, ch. 530, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979; Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1520, ch. 655, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(43), eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 997, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 543, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 822, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.144, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (H.B. 2031), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 839 (H.B. 3423), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1258), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 165), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.153, eff. January 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3,476 cases (478 in the last 5 years), 1975–2026 · leading case: Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).
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Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). · cites it 22× “" Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.07(a)(1). By contrast, an "omission" is defined as a "failure to act.”
Ferrel v. State, 55 S.W.3d 586 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001). · cites it 8× “However, the trial court's error was harmless, because the jury would not have found in appellant's favor even if the trial court had given the instruction.”
Trevino v. State, 228 S.W.3d 729 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006). · cites it 14× “TEX. PEN.CODE ANN. § 1.07(a)(46) (Vernon Supp.”
Magana v. State, 230 S.W.3d 411 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2007). · cites it 16× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 1.07 (a)(17)(A), (B) (Vernon 2003).”
Stuhler v. State, 218 S.W.3d 706 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 6× “[14] TEX. PEN.CODE § 1.07(46). [15] Fancher v.”
Prichard v. State, 533 S.W.3d 315 (Tex. Crim. App. 2017). · cites it 9× “j” Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(17)(A). Suppose that, instead of hitting his dog on the head with a shovel and drowning her in a swimming pool, Appellant had first shot his dog with a firearm to disable her, and then used a garrote to strangle her to death.”
Adame v. State, 69 S.W.3d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). · cites it 8× “Although I agree with the result the majority reaches, I write separately because the majority's reasoning glosses over the laws of physics, the plain language of Texas Penal Code section 1.07 and our precedent interpreting it.”
Lane v. State, 151 S.W.3d 188 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). · cites it 5× “As we noted in footnote two, supra, Texas Penal Code § 1.07(a)(17) provides, in relevant part, that a “deadly weapon” is “anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.”
Drichas v. State, 175 S.W.3d 795 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “" TEX. PENAL CODE § 1.07(a)(17)(B). In this instance, the jury answered the deadly weapon finding affirmatively.”
Marshall v. State, 479 S.W.3d 840 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “But if bodily injury does happen to be caused in that way — by impeding a family member’s normal breathing long enough or with, enough force to cause “physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition[,]” Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(8) — then a third, degree felony,…”
Grotti v. State, 273 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “” Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(26). Death, however, is defined in the Penal Code only as it relates to an unborn child not being born alive.”
Gray v. State, 152 S.W.3d 125 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “[41] Tex. Pen.Code § 1.07(a)(22). [42] Solis v.”
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Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(1): 1 case
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Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(1)(46): 1 case
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Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(1)(B): 1 case
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Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(10): 5 cases
Juarez v. State, 308 S.W.3d 398 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010).
Oler v. State, 998 S.W.2d 363 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1999).
Ramirez-Memije v. State, 444 S.W.3d 624 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
TURLEY, ANDREW JAMES v. State of Texas, 691 S.W.3d 612 (Tex. Crim. App. 2024).
Marie Gallegos v. State, No. 08-07-00104-CR (Tex. App.—El Paso Aug. 26, 2009).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(11): 11 cases
Enriquez v. State, 826 S.W.2d 191 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1992).
Kent v. State, 879 S.W.2d 80 (Tex. App. 1994).
Grimm v. State, 496 S.W.3d 817 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016).
Gonzalez v. State, 733 S.W.2d 589 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1987).
Angelita Rodriguez Pacheco v. State, No. 03-14-00676-CR (Tex. App.—Austin July 28, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(11)(A): 2 cases
Mowbray v. State, 788 S.W.2d 658 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1990).
Harry Louis Horak v. State, No. 10-90-00014-CR (Tex. App.—Waco July 12, 1990).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(11)(B): 1 case
Martinez v. State, 694 S.W.2d 47 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1985).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(12): 2 cases
Ex Parte Ariza, 913 S.W.2d 215 (Tex. App.—Austin 1996).
Texas Dep't of Crim. Just. v. Anibal Canales, 715 S.W.3d 810 (Tex. App.—Austin 2024).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(13): 6 cases
Celis, Mauricio Rodriguez, 416 S.W.3d 419 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).
Penry v. State, 903 S.W.2d 715 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995).
Collins v. State, 890 S.W.2d 893 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1994).
Valero Refining-Texas L.P. v. State, 203 S.W.3d 556 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006).
Ex Parte Cypress Creek EMS, No. 01-16-00523-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 8, 2017).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(13)(A): 1 case
Moss v. State, 850 S.W.2d 788 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1993).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(13)(C): 1 case
Mejia v. State, 734 S.W.2d 98 (Tex. App.—Austin 1987).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(13)(D): 2 cases
Martinez v. State, 879 S.W.2d 54 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994).
Tobias v. State, 884 S.W.2d 571 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1994).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(14): 5 cases
Addington v. State, 730 S.W.2d 788 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1987).
Brian Dale Nixon v. State of Texas, No. 04-21-00295-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Aug. 27, 2025).
Brian Dale Nixon v. State of Texas, No. 04-21-00295-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Sept. 17, 2025).
Brian Dale Nixon v. State of Texas, No. 04-21-00295-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Aug. 27, 2025).
Brian Dale Nixon v. State of Texas, No. 04-21-00295-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Sept. 17, 2025).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(16): 1 case
Cyr v. State, 887 S.W.2d 203 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1994).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(17): 34 cases
Garcia v. State, 212 S.W.3d 877 (Tex. App.—Austin 2006).
Nadal v. State, 348 S.W.3d 304 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011).
Ervin v. State, 333 S.W.3d 187 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2010).
State v. Holloway, 360 S.W.3d 480 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012).
Davis v. State, 180 S.W.3d 277 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2005).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(17)(A): 18 cases
Campbell v. State, 128 S.W.3d 662 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004).
Robinson v. State, 174 S.W.3d 320 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2005).
Louis v. State, 159 S.W.3d 236 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005).
Draper v. State, 335 S.W.3d 412 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011).
Thompson v. State, 33 S.W.3d 847 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2000).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(17)(B): 24 cases
Magana v. State, 230 S.W.3d 411 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2007). “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 1.07 (a)(17)(A), (B) (Vernon 2003).”
Reyes v. State, 557 S.W.3d 624 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2017).
In re Rd, 304 S.W.3d 424 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2009).
in the Matter of L.F.L.T.B., a Juv., 137 S.W.3d 856 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2004).
In the Matter of R.D., a Juv., 304 S.W.3d 424 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2009).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(17)(b): 1 case
Elias Shawn Bihl v. State, No. 03-14-00525-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Mar. 11, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(19): 5 cases
Vantil v. State, 884 S.W.2d 212 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1994).
Angelita Rodriguez Pacheco v. State, No. 03-14-00676-CR (Tex. App.—Austin July 28, 2015).
Baird, Gregg, No. PD-0159-12 (Tex. Crim. App. May 8, 2013).
in the Matter of K.D.P., a Juv., No. 11-09-00045-CV (Tex. App.—Eastland Dec. 16, 2010).
Jessica Latrese Chatman v. State, No. 13-10-00190-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Apr. 14, 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(22): 11 cases
Oliva v. State, 548 S.W.3d 518 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).
Cary v. State, 507 S.W.3d 761 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
Fisk v. State, 574 S.W.3d 917 (Tex. Crim. App. 2019).
Collins v. State, 890 S.W.2d 893 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1994).
Mark Ken Tafel v. State, 524 S.W.3d 687 (Tex. App.—Waco 2016).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(22)(B): 1 case
Sanchez v. State, 209 S.W.3d 117 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(23): 6 cases
Tapps v. State, 294 S.W.3d 175 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009).
Hill v. State, 881 S.W.2d 897 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1994).
Tapps, Ricky, No. PD-0946-08 (Tex. Crim. App. Sept. 30, 2009).
Anquisha Williams v. Hurricane Harbor, LP, No. 02-25-00160-CV (May 21, 2026).
Jairick Padarius Lewis v. State of Texas, No. 03-24-00736-CR (June 5, 2026).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(24): 7 cases
Arnold v. State, 867 S.W.2d 378 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993).
Gray v. State, 628 S.W.2d 228 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1982).
Billings v. State, 725 S.W.2d 757 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1987).
In re B. M., 1 S.W.3d 204 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1999).
Hinojosa v. State, 648 S.W.2d 380 (Tex. App.—Austin 1983).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(25): 7 cases
Petetan, US Carnell Jr. A/K/A Carnell Petetan, Jr., No. AP-77,038 (Tex. Crim. App. Aug. 27, 2015).
Robert Wayne Longoria v. State, No. 03-16-00804-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 25, 2018).
United States v. Montgomery, No. 03-11131 (5th Cir. Mar. 15, 2005).
Joseph Glen Dauben v. State, No. 10-13-00047-CR (Tex. App.—Waco June 5, 2014).
Terry Lashawn Austin v. State, No. 10-12-00066-CR (Tex. App.—Waco Feb. 7, 2013).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(26): 6 cases
Edinburg Hosp. Auth. v. Treviño, 941 S.W.2d 76 (Tex. 1997).
Collins v. State, 890 S.W.2d 893 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1994).
United States v. George Henry Anderton, 752 F.2d 1005 (5th Cir. 1985).
In re A.B., 133 S.W.3d 869 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2004).
In re Ab, 133 S.W.3d 869 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2004).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(27): 1 case
Collins v. State, 890 S.W.2d 893 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1994).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(28): 2 cases
Hinojosa v. State, 648 S.W.2d 380 (Tex. App.—Austin 1983).
Ellis v. State, 741 S.W.2d 466 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1987).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(29): 1 case
Lozano v. State, 650 S.W.2d 137 (Tex. App. 1983).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(31): 3 cases
Venegas v. State, 660 S.W.2d 547 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1983).
Larry Leshawn Thomas, Jr. v. State, No. 08-19-00112-CR (Tex. App.—El Paso Nov. 25, 2020).
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion, No. GA-0728 (Tex. Att'y Gen. July 2, 2009).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(32): 1 case
Reynolds v. State, 856 S.W.2d 547 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1993).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(34): 9 cases
Muniz v. State, 851 S.W.2d 238 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993).
Fisher v. State, 851 S.W.2d 298 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993).
Gayla McKee v. City of Rockwall, 877 F.2d 409 (5th Cir. 1989).
Ramirez-Memije v. State, 444 S.W.3d 624 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
Holmes v. State, 830 S.W.2d 263 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1992).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(35): 7 cases
House v. State, 105 S.W.3d 182 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003).
State v. Bartee, 894 S.W.2d 34 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1995).
State of Texas v. Matthew Martin, 721 S.W.3d 701 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2025).
In re Jm, 287 S.W.3d 481 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2009).
Tyler De'Shunta Smith v. State of Texas, No. 12-23-00237-CR (Tex. App.—Tyler May 8, 2024).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(35)(A): 7 cases
United States v. Francisco Morales-Mota, 704 F.3d 410 (5th Cir. 2013).
Angelita Rodriguez Pacheco v. State, No. 03-14-00676-CR (Tex. App.—Austin July 28, 2015).
Terri Regina Lang v. State, No. 03-15-00332-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Sept. 27, 2019).
Nathaniel Davis v. State, No. 14-17-00884-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 15, 2019).
Charles Wade Briggs v. State of Texas, No. 06-22-00057-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana Apr. 21, 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(36): 8 cases
Campbell v. State, 128 S.W.3d 662 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004).
William Marsh Rice Univ. & Gary Spears v. Rasheed Refaey, 459 S.W.3d 590 (Tex. 2015).
Ladner v. State, 790 S.W.2d 671 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1988).
United States v. Madrid Hopkins, 901 F.3d 518 (5th Cir. 2018).
Crawford, Shawn Edward v. State of Texas, 710 S.W.3d 774 (Tex. Crim. App. 2025).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(38): 5 cases
In re A.B., 133 S.W.3d 869 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2004).
Jesus Gandara v. State, 527 S.W.3d 261 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2016).
In re Bdsd, 289 S.W.3d 889 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2009).
In re Ab, 133 S.W.3d 869 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2004).
Woodlands Pride v. Paxton, 157 F.4th 775 (5th Cir. 2025).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(39): 34 cases
Robinson v. Nat'l Autotech, Inc., 117 S.W.3d 37 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2003).
Krause v. State, 243 S.W.3d 95 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007).
Lair v. State, 265 S.W.3d 580 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2008).
Lagunas v. State, 187 S.W.3d 503 (Tex. App.—Austin 2006).
Jennifer Leann Watson v. State, No. 01-15-00134-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 19, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(4)(E): 1 case
Cary, David Frederick, No. PD-0445-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Apr. 21, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(40): 14 cases
Smith v. State, 200 S.W.3d 644 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001).
Issac v. State, 982 S.W.2d 96 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1998).
Edward Glen Byars v. State, No. 04-10-00853-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Oct. 12, 2011).
Gary Don Ray v. State, No. 03-14-00538-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Jan. 20, 2015).
Fadi Kraidieh v. Karen Nudelman, No. 01-15-01001-CV, 2016 WL 6277409 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 27, 2016).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(41): 6 cases
Loughry v. State, 926 S.W.2d 382 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1996).
Cary, David Frederick, No. PD-0445-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Apr. 21, 2015).
Stacy Stine Cary v. State, No. 05-12-01421-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas Aug. 28, 2014).
Crawford, Shawn Edward v. State of Texas, 710 S.W.3d 774 (Tex. Crim. App. 2025).
Stacy Stine Cary v. State, No. 05-12-01421-CR, 2014 WL 4261233 (Tex. App.—Dallas Aug. 28, 2014).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(41)(A): 5 cases
Buster v. State, 144 S.W.3d 71 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2004).
United States v. Marmolejo, 86 F.3d 404 (5th Cir. 1996).
In re M.M.R., 932 S.W.2d 112 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1996).
Matter of MMR, 932 S.W.2d 112 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1996).
Tyler Gale Willbanks v. State of Texas, No. 14-22-00109-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] June 1, 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(41)(E): 4 cases
Ex Parte Robbie Gail Charette v. State, No. 14-19-00858-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 20, 2021).
Ex Parte Robbie Gail Charette v. State, No. 14-19-00855-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 20, 2021).
Ex Parte Robbie Gail Charette v. State, No. 14-19-00856-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 20, 2021).
Ex Parte Robbie Gail Charette v. State, No. 14-19-00857-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 20, 2021).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(42): 22 cases
Mays v. State, 318 S.W.3d 368 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010).
James Alan Jenkins v. State, 468 S.W.3d 656 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015).
Arnwine v. State, 20 S.W.3d 155 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2000).
Muennink v. State, 933 S.W.2d 677 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1996).
Courtney v. State, 908 S.W.2d 48 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1996).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(46): 40 cases
Lucio v. State, 351 S.W.3d 878 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).
Stuhler v. State, 218 S.W.3d 706 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “[14] TEX. PEN.CODE § 1.07(46). [15] Fancher v.”
Cavazos, Abraham, 382 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012).
Gonzales v. State, 191 S.W.3d 741 (Tex. App.—Waco 2006).
Armstrong v. State, 179 S.W.3d 84 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2005).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(48): 5 cases
Scott Tidwell v. State, No. 08-11-00322-CR (Tex. App.—El Paso Dec. 4, 2013).
James Arthur Brown v. State, No. 03-13-00760-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 31, 2014).
Brown, James A. v. State, No. PD-0729-15 (Tex. Crim. App. June 18, 2015).
Ruiz, Wesley Lynn, No. AP-75,968 (Tex. Crim. App. Mar. 2, 2011).
Henley, Gregory Shawn, No. PD-0257-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Aug. 18, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(5): 2 cases
Cuellar v. State, 957 S.W.2d 134 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1997).
McCuller v. State, 999 S.W.2d 801 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1999).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(6): 2 cases
Jesus Gandara v. State, 527 S.W.3d 261 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2016).
Cain v. State, 834 S.W.2d 628 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1992).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(7): 3 cases
Gayla McKee v. City of Rockwall, 877 F.2d 409 (5th Cir. 1989).
Yarbrough v. State, 656 S.W.2d 200 (Tex. App.—Austin 1983).
State v. Gambling Paraphernalia, Devices, Equip. & Proceeds, No. 13-10-00265-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi May 12, 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(8): 29 cases
United States v. Efren Villegas-Hernandez, 468 F.3d 874 (5th Cir. 2006).
Tinker v. State, 148 S.W.3d 666 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2004).
Roy v. State, 76 S.W.3d 87 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2002).
Smith v. State, 135 S.W.3d 259 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2004).
Johnson v. State, 919 S.W.2d 473 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1996).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(9): 2 cases
Arnold v. State, 68 S.W.3d 93 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2001).
Juan Jimenez v. State, No. 13-13-00062-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi July 31, 2014).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(9)(A): 1 case
United States v. Herrera, 647 F.3d 172 (5th Cir. 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(9)(c): 1 case
Conde v. State, 135 S.W.3d 252 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(A)(17): 1 case
Gary McGee v. State, No. 08-19-00125-CR (Tex. App.—El Paso Dec. 23, 2020).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(A)(39): 1 case
Christopher Anthony George v. State, No. 03-14-00673-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Mar. 11, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a): 24 cases
Frieling v. State, 67 S.W.3d 462 (Tex. App.—Austin 2002).
Lewis v. State, 193 S.W.3d 137 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006).
Gray v. State, 51 S.W.3d 856 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001).
Payne v. State, 668 S.W.2d 495 (Tex. App.—Austin 1984).
Granado v. State, 749 S.W.2d 238 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1988).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(1): 23 cases
Ex Parte Niswanger, 335 S.W.3d 611 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).
Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). “" Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.07(a)(1). By contrast, an "omission" is defined as a "failure to act.”
Ruben Aleman v. Texas Med. Bd., 573 S.W.3d 796 (Tex. 2019).
Hefner v. State, 735 S.W.2d 608 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1987).
Nejnaoui v. State, 44 S.W.3d 111 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(10): 20 cases
Shaw v. State, 243 S.W.3d 647 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).
Curry v. State, 30 S.W.3d 394 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000).
Cosio v. State, 353 S.W.3d 766 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).
Battles v. State, 45 S.W.3d 694 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2001).
Nejnaoui v. State, 44 S.W.3d 111 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(11): 37 cases
Asberry v. State, 813 S.W.2d 526 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1991).
Thompson, Ex Parte Ronald, 442 S.W.3d 325 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). “" Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.07(a)(1). By contrast, an "omission" is defined as a "failure to act.”
Nunez v. State, 117 S.W.3d 309 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2003).
United States v. Luciano-Rodriguez, 442 F.3d 320 (5th Cir. 2006).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(11)(A): 9 cases
Vaughn v. State, 888 S.W.2d 62 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1994).
Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). “" Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.07(a)(1). By contrast, an "omission" is defined as a "failure to act.”
Garner v. State, 864 S.W.2d 92 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1994).
Martinez v. State, 844 S.W.2d 279 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1993).
Pritchett v. State, 874 S.W.2d 168 (Tex. App. 1994).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(11)(A)(1974): 1 case
Holder v. State, 837 S.W.2d 802 (Tex. App.—Austin 1992).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(11)(B): 17 cases
Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). “" Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.07(a)(1). By contrast, an "omission" is defined as a "failure to act.”
Thomas v. State, 801 S.W.2d 540 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1991).
Ex Parte McKithan, 838 S.W.2d 560 (Tex. Crim. App. 1992).
Robinson v. State, 783 S.W.2d 648 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1990).
Mixon v. State, 781 S.W.2d 345 (Tex. App. 1990).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(12): 5 cases
Felton v. State, 659 S.W.2d 482 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1984).
Tanksley v. State, 656 S.W.2d 194 (Tex. App.—Austin 1983).
Palmer v. State, 686 S.W.2d 645 (Tex. App. 1985).
Eric D. Neil v. State, No. 12-16-00236-CR (Tex. App.—Tyler Sept. 20, 2017).
Ronnie Ray Dugan v. State of Texas, No. 05-22-00060-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas June 13, 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(12)(A): 3 cases
Eppinger v. State, 800 S.W.2d 652 (Tex. App.—Austin 1990).
Preston v. State, 641 S.W.2d 638 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1982).
Manning v. State, 704 S.W.2d 825 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1985).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(12)(C): 1 case
Eppinger v. State, 800 S.W.2d 652 (Tex. App.—Austin 1990).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(13): 3 cases
Sanders v. State, 657 S.W.2d 817 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1983).
Byrd v. State, 835 S.W.2d 223 (Tex. App.—Waco 1992).
Howell v. State, 723 S.W.2d 755 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1986).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(13)(D): 1 case
Mueller v. State, 735 S.W.2d 269 (Tex. App. 1987).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(14): 7 cases
Edwards v. State, 97 S.W.3d 279 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003).
Johnson v. State, 740 S.W.2d 868 (Tex. App. 1987).
Dewey Dewayne Barrett v. State, No. 12-18-00023-CR (Tex. App. Mar. 10, 2021).
Ortiz, Orlando, No. PD-1061-19 (Tex. Crim. App. Mar. 10, 2021).
Brian Dale Nixon v. State of Texas, No. 04-21-00295-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Aug. 27, 2025).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(14)(A): 3 cases
Edwards v. State, 97 S.W.3d 279 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003).
In re Dallas James Moore, No. 07-16-00416-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo Nov. 29, 2016).
Dalton Bryce Massie-Weaver v. State of Texas, No. 07-23-00051-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo June 22, 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(14)(B): 1 case
Conrad Lilly v. State of Texas, No. 11-09-00140-CR (Tex. App.—Eastland Feb. 17, 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(16): 3 cases
Fisher v. State, 803 S.W.2d 828 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1991).
Egger v. State, 817 S.W.2d 183 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1991).
State v. Marek, 859 S.W.2d 546 (Tex. App. 1993).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(17): 143 cases
Mann v. State, 58 S.W.3d 132 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001).
Lane v. State, 151 S.W.3d 188 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). “As we noted in footnote two, supra, Texas Penal Code § 1.07(a)(17) provides, in relevant part, that a “deadly weapon” is “anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.”
Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). “" Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.07(a)(1). By contrast, an "omission" is defined as a "failure to act.”
Guzman v. State, 188 S.W.3d 185 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
Adame v. State, 69 S.W.3d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). “Although I agree with the result the majority reaches, I write separately because the majority's reasoning glosses over the laws of physics, the plain language of Texas Penal Code section 1.07 and our precedent interpreting it.”
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(17)(A): 142 cases
Mosley v. State, 983 S.W.2d 249 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).
Adame v. State, 69 S.W.3d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). “Although I agree with the result the majority reaches, I write separately because the majority's reasoning glosses over the laws of physics, the plain language of Texas Penal Code section 1.07 and our precedent interpreting it.”
Jones v. State, 944 S.W.2d 642 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).
Christopher Ernest Braughton v. State, 522 S.W.3d 714 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017).
Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). “" Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.07(a)(1). By contrast, an "omission" is defined as a "failure to act.”
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(17)(B): 271 cases
Drichas v. State, 175 S.W.3d 795 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). “" TEX. PENAL CODE § 1.07(a)(17)(B). In this instance, the jury answered the deadly weapon finding affirmatively.”
Ferrel v. State, 55 S.W.3d 586 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001). “However, the trial court's error was harmless, because the jury would not have found in appellant's favor even if the trial court had given the instruction.”
Trevino v. State, 228 S.W.3d 729 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006). “TEX. PEN.CODE ANN. § 1.07(a)(46) (Vernon Supp.”
Prichard v. State, 533 S.W.3d 315 (Tex. Crim. App. 2017). “j” Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(17)(A). Suppose that, instead of hitting his dog on the head with a shovel and drowning her in a swimming pool, Appellant had first shot his dog with a firearm to disable her, and then used a garrote to strangle her to death.”
Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). “" Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.07(a)(1). By contrast, an "omission" is defined as a "failure to act.”
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(17)(a): 1 case
Harold Davis v. State, No. 05-13-00200-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas May 1, 2014).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(17)(b): 4 cases
McCall v. State, 113 S.W.3d 479 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003).
Shawn Amende v. State, No. 01-18-00065-CR (Tex. App. May 16, 2019).
Shawn Amende v. State, No. 01-18-00066-CR (Tex. App. May 16, 2019).
Dixon v. Lorie Davis-Dir. TDCJ-CID, No. 4:18-cv-01007 (N.D. Tex. Sept. 25, 2019).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(19): 11 cases
Baird v. State, 398 S.W.3d 220 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).
Allison, Shawn Keith v. State, 113 S.W.3d 476 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003).
Gonzales v. State, 905 S.W.2d 4 (Tex. App.—Eastland 1995).
Tamra Venyse Gordon v. State, No. 13-16-00187-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Sept. 2, 2016).
Casey Lane Canion v. State of Texas, No. 13-22-00513-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg July 13, 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(19)(A): 2 cases
Mayfield v. State, 188 S.W.3d 316 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2006).
Morgan, Dewan, No. PD-0758-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Oct. 8, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(19)(A)(D): 1 case
Gregory Alan Gauer v. State, No. 08-15-00118-CR (Tex. App.—El Paso Apr. 28, 2017).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(19)(B): 2 cases
Ralph Pena Luera v. State, No. 07-14-00111-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Sept. 16, 2015).
Luera, Ralph Pena, No. PD-1481-15 (Tex. Nov. 16, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(19)(C): 1 case
Delarosa, Francisco Jr. v. State of Texas, 677 S.W.3d 668 (Tex. Crim. App. 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(2): 2 cases
Viscaino v. State, 513 S.W.3d 802 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2017).
In re B. B. & S. B. on Behalf of D.B., a Child v. the State of Texas, No. 12-24-00010-CV (Tex. App.—Tyler Feb. 29, 2024).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(20): 4 cases
Wilson v. State, 825 S.W.2d 155 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1992).
Mustard v. State, 711 S.W.2d 71 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1986).
Bidelspach v. State, 840 S.W.2d 516 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1992).
Tweedy v. State, 722 S.W.2d 30 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1986).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(22): 33 cases
Gray v. State, 152 S.W.3d 125 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). “[41] Tex. Pen.Code § 1.07(a)(22). [42] Solis v.”
Weaver v. State, 87 S.W.3d 557 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002).
Calton v. State, 176 S.W.3d 231 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
State v. Mason, 980 S.W.2d 635 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).
Crabtree, Mark Alan, 389 S.W.3d 820 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(22)(A): 4 cases
Smith v. State, 135 S.W.3d 259 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2004).
State v. Barbernell, 221 S.W.3d 914 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2007).
Eric Byron Crayton v. State, No. 03-14-00570-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Feb. 2, 2015).
Eric Byron Crayton v. State, No. 03-14-00570-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 17, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(22)(B): 3 cases
BARBER, GRADY JACK v. State of Texas, 735 S.W.3d 41 (Tex. Crim. App. 2026).
Pete Terrazas v. State, No. 03-05-00344-CR, 2006 WL 2080381 (Tex. App.—Austin July 28, 2006).
Pete Terrazas v. State, No. 03-05-00344-CR (Tex. App.—Austin July 28, 2006).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(22)(D): 3 cases
Tobias v. State, 884 S.W.2d 571 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1994).
Perry, Ex Parte James Richard "Rick", 483 S.W.3d 884 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
McCay, Mark, No. PD-1306-15 (Tex. Oct. 2, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(23): 8 cases
State v. Colyandro, 233 S.W.3d 870 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).
Tapps v. State, 294 S.W.3d 175 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009).
Barfield v. State, 999 S.W.2d 23 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1999).
Garrett v. State, 377 S.W.3d 697 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012).
State of Texas v. Ellis, James Walter, No. PD-0831-06 (Tex. Crim. App. June 27, 2007).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(24): 55 cases
Iglehart v. State, 837 S.W.2d 122 (Tex. Crim. App. 1992).
Langston v. State, 855 S.W.2d 718 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993).
Skillern v. State, 890 S.W.2d 849 (Tex. App.—Austin 1995).
Robertson v. State, 871 S.W.2d 701 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994).
Lagunas v. State, 187 S.W.3d 503 (Tex. App.—Austin 2006).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(24)(A): 8 cases
Rice v. State, 195 S.W.3d 876 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006).
Gregg v. State, 881 S.W.2d 946 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1994).
Bustillos v. State, 832 S.W.2d 668 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1992).
Gollinger v. State, 834 S.W.2d 553 (Tex. App. 1992).
Porras v. State, 859 S.W.2d 423 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1993).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(24)(A)(B): 1 case
Flowers v. State, 890 S.W.2d 906 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1994).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(25): 23 cases
Stefanoff v. State, 78 S.W.3d 496 (Tex. App.—Austin 2002).
State v. Abigail Marie Stubbs, 502 S.W.3d 218 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016).
Moore v. State, 845 S.W.2d 352 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1993).
Wingo v. State, 143 S.W.3d 178 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2004).
Hudspeth v. State, 31 S.W.3d 409 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2000).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(26): 34 cases
Flores v. State, 245 S.W.3d 432 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
Lawrence v. State, 240 S.W.3d 912 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).
Roberts v. State, 273 S.W.3d 322 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
Grotti v. State, 273 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). “” Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(26). Death, however, is defined in the Penal Code only as it relates to an unborn child not being born alive.”
Flores v. State, 215 S.W.3d 520 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2007).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(27): 7 cases
Olurebi v. State, 870 S.W.2d 58 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994).
Bobo v. State, 757 S.W.2d 58 (Tex. App. 1988).
Crabb v. State, 754 S.W.2d 742 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1988).
Harrell v. State, 832 S.W.2d 154 (Tex. App. 1992).
Wilson v. State, 808 S.W.2d 587 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1991).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(28): 22 cases
Dixon v. State, 918 S.W.2d 678 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1996).
Bailey v. State, 885 S.W.2d 193 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1994).
Vargas v. State, 883 S.W.2d 256 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1994).
Harris v. State, 846 S.W.2d 960 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1993).
Oggletree v. State, 851 S.W.2d 367 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1993).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(29): 11 cases
Banda v. State, 890 S.W.2d 42 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994).
Kapuscinski v. State, 878 S.W.2d 248 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1994).
Folk v. State, 797 S.W.2d 141 (Tex. App.—Austin 1991).
Ross v. State, 802 S.W.2d 308 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1990).
Commander v. State, 748 S.W.2d 270 (Tex. App. 1988).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(3): 2 cases
Flowers v. State, 890 S.W.2d 906 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1994).
Rosena Becker-Ross v. State, 595 S.W.3d 261 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2020).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(30): 18 cases
Oler v. State, 998 S.W.2d 363 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1999).
Sanchez v. State, 182 S.W.3d 34 (Tex. App. 2005).
State v. Boado, 8 S.W.3d 15 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1999).
State v. Boado, 55 S.W.3d 621 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001).
Chidyausiku, Walter Tendai, No. PD-0314-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Apr. 15, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(31): 9 cases
Hefner v. State, 735 S.W.2d 608 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1987).
Wilson v. State, 777 S.W.2d 823 (Tex. App.—Austin 1989).
Williams v. State, 796 S.W.2d 793 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1990).
Gant v. State, 814 S.W.2d 444 (Tex. App.—Austin 1991).
Wages v. State, 703 S.W.2d 736 (Tex. App. 1985).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(32): 1 case
Scott v. State, 80 S.W.3d 184 (Tex. App.—Waco 2002).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(33): 3 cases
Agrence Delance Smith v. State of Texas, 84 S.W.3d 36 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2002).
Tinoco v. City of Hidalgo, No. 7:23-cv-00136 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 18, 2023).
Tinoco v. City of Hidalgo, No. 23-40543 (5th Cir. Feb. 28, 2025).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(34): 43 cases
Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). “" Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.07(a)(1). By contrast, an "omission" is defined as a "failure to act.”
Oler v. State, 998 S.W.2d 363 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1999).
Nejnaoui v. State, 44 S.W.3d 111 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001).
Staley v. State, 888 S.W.2d 45 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1994).
Moore v. State, 802 S.W.2d 367 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1991).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(35): 32 cases
Morgan v. State, 501 S.W.3d 84 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
Alexis Elaina Walker v. State, 557 S.W.3d 678 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2018).
Krause v. State, 243 S.W.3d 95 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007).
Nunez v. State, 117 S.W.3d 309 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2003).
Martinez v. State, 198 S.W.3d 36 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(35)(A): 70 cases
Morgan v. State, 501 S.W.3d 84 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
Byrd v. State, 336 S.W.3d 242 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).
Harris v. State, 164 S.W.3d 775 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2005).
Villani v. State, 116 S.W.3d 297 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003).
Garza v. State, 344 S.W.3d 409 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(36): 12 cases
Juan Mendez, Sr. v. Taylor Poitevent, 823 F.3d 326 (5th Cir. 2016).
Gilstrap v. State, 65 S.W.3d 322 (Tex. App.—Waco 2001).
Thomas v. CNC Investments, L.L.P., 234 S.W.3d 111 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007).
Zuniga v. State, 664 S.W.2d 366 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1983).
Turner v. State, 901 S.W.2d 767 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1995).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(37): 2 cases
Armando Iglesias v. State, 564 S.W.3d 461 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2018).
Stein v. State, 689 S.W.2d 932 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1985).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(38): 10 cases
Lawrence v. State, 211 S.W.3d 883 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006).
Am. Home Assurance Co. v. Unauthorized Practice of Law Comm., 121 S.W.3d 831 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2004).
Villalobos v. State, 951 S.W.2d 232 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1997).
Deleon II, Orlando v. State, 105 S.W.3d 47 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2003).
Flowers v. State, 890 S.W.2d 906 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1994).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(39): 167 cases
Tate v. State, 500 S.W.3d 410 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
Bates v. State, 155 S.W.3d 212 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2004).
Wise v. State, 364 S.W.3d 900 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012).
Smith v. State, 176 S.W.3d 907 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2005).
Walter Louis Jackson Junior v. State, 495 S.W.3d 398 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(4): 8 cases
Langston v. State, 855 S.W.2d 718 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993).
Woodruff v. State, 899 S.W.2d 443 (Tex. App.—Austin 1995).
Bustillos v. State, 832 S.W.2d 668 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1992).
Langston v. State, 812 S.W.2d 406 (Tex. App. 1991).
State v. Staley, 814 S.W.2d 534 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1991).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(40): 27 cases
Banda v. State, 890 S.W.2d 42 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994).
Loera v. State, 14 S.W.3d 464 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2000).
Murphy v. State, 44 S.W.3d 656 (Tex. App.—Austin 2001).
Fowler v. State, 65 S.W.3d 116 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2001).
Matthews v. State, 165 S.W.3d 104 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2005).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(41): 13 cases
Moore v. State, 143 S.W.3d 305 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004).
Bryant v. State, 47 S.W.3d 80 (Tex. App.—Waco 2001).
Perry, Ex Parte James Richard "Rick", 483 S.W.3d 884 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
United States v. Israel Molina-Montiel, 685 F. App'x 343 (5th Cir. 2017).
Rosena Becker-Ross v. State, 595 S.W.3d 261 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2020).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(41)(A): 13 cases
Moore v. State, 143 S.W.3d 305 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004).
Rice v. State, 195 S.W.3d 876 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006).
United States v. Brigido Marmolejo, 89 F.3d 1185 (5th Cir. 1996).
Cornwell, Robert William, 471 S.W.3d 458 (Tex. Crim. App. 2015).
Hoitt v. State, 28 S.W.3d 162 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2000).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(41)(E): 2 cases
Charette, Ex Parte Robbie Gail v. State of Texas, No. PD-0524-21 (Tex. Crim. App. Sept. 11, 2024).
Charette, Ex Parte Robbie Gail v. State of Texas, 721 S.W.3d 411 (Tex. Crim. App. 2025).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(41)(F): 1 case
Gary Griffin v. State, No. 03-15-00398-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 20, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(42): 82 cases
Alexis Elaina Walker v. State, 557 S.W.3d 678 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2018).
Tibbs v. State, 125 S.W.3d 84 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003).
Quattrocchi v. State, 173 S.W.3d 120 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2005).
Sony v. State, 307 S.W.3d 348 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2009).
Williams v. State, 35 S.W.3d 783 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2001).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(43): 1 case
Bryant v. State, 47 S.W.3d 80 (Tex. App.—Waco 2001).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(45): 1 case
Noble v. State, 951 S.W.2d 846 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(45)(A): 4 cases
Ex Parte Dunlap, 166 S.W.3d 268 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
Freddie Lee Walker v. Kathryn Slowik, No. 13-19-00029-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Mar. 26, 2020).
Willie Alvin Griffin, Sr. v. Fort Bend Cnty., No. 14-20-00538-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Dec. 9, 2021).
Darla Bowman v. State, No. 11-02-00313-CR (Tex. App.—Eastland Apr. 15, 2004).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(46): 177 cases
Ferrel v. State, 55 S.W.3d 586 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001). “However, the trial court's error was harmless, because the jury would not have found in appellant's favor even if the trial court had given the instruction.”
Trevino v. State, 228 S.W.3d 729 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006). “TEX. PEN.CODE ANN. § 1.07(a)(46) (Vernon Supp.”
Blea v. State, 483 S.W.3d 29 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
Stuhler v. State, 218 S.W.3d 706 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “[14] TEX. PEN.CODE § 1.07(46). [15] Fancher v.”
Lane v. State, 151 S.W.3d 188 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). “As we noted in footnote two, supra, Texas Penal Code § 1.07(a)(17) provides, in relevant part, that a “deadly weapon” is “anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.”
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(48): 20 cases
Rachal v. State, 917 S.W.2d 799 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).
Ross v. State, 543 S.W.3d 227 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).
Ex Parte James Richard \Rick\" Perry", 471 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App.—Austin 2015).
Rebekah Thonginh Ross v. State, 507 S.W.3d 881 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2016).
Reynolds v. State, 543 S.W.3d 235 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(49): 2 cases
Grotti v. State, 273 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). “” Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(26). Death, however, is defined in the Penal Code only as it relates to an unborn child not being born alive.”
Grotti, Lydia H. AKA Grotti, Lydia, No. PD-0134-07 (Tex. Crim. App. June 25, 2008).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(5): 4 cases
Pierce v. State, 113 S.W.3d 431 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2003).
State v. Mendieta, 898 S.W.2d 11 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1995).
Preston Dewayne Vannoy v. State, No. 04-17-00368-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio June 27, 2018).
Lester Hidalgo Aguilar v. State of Texas, No. 04-22-00438-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio June 14, 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(6): 3 cases
Ex Parte Mattox, 683 S.W.2d 93 (Tex. App.—Austin 1984).
Villalobos v. State, 951 S.W.2d 232 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1997).
Flowers v. State, 890 S.W.2d 906 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1994).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(7): 27 cases
Wawrykow v. State, 866 S.W.2d 87 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1993).
Wawrykow v. State, 866 S.W.2d 96 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1993).
Villarreal v. City of Laredo, 44 F.4th 363 (5th Cir. 2022).
Jordan v. State, 859 S.W.2d 418 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1993).
State v. Goldsberry, 14 S.W.3d 770 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2000).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(8): 199 cases
Marshall v. State, 479 S.W.3d 840 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016). “But if bodily injury does happen to be caused in that way — by impeding a family member’s normal breathing long enough or with, enough force to cause “physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition[,]” Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(8) — then a third, degree felony,…”
Stuhler v. State, 218 S.W.3d 706 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “[14] TEX. PEN.CODE § 1.07(46). [15] Fancher v.”
United States v. Curtis Howell, 838 F.3d 489 (5th Cir. 2016).
Lofton v. State, 45 S.W.3d 649 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001).
United States v. Latroy Burris, 920 F.3d 942 (5th Cir. 2019).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(9): 23 cases
Jones v. State, 119 S.W.3d 766 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003).
Ex Parte James Richard \Rick\" Perry", 471 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App.—Austin 2015).
Elliott v. State, 858 S.W.2d 478 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993).
Gloria Hicks v. Grp. & Pension Administrators, Inc., 473 S.W.3d 518 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2015).
Buchanan v. State, 807 S.W.2d 644 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1991).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(9)(A): 3 cases
Perry, Ex Parte James Richard "Rick", 483 S.W.3d 884 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
Damien Thaddeus Jones v. State of Texas, No. 01-22-00800-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 11, 2024).
Rose v. Equis Equine, 156 F.4th 602 (5th Cir. 2025).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(9)(B): 2 cases
Perry, Ex Parte James Richard "Rick", 483 S.W.3d 884 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
Tommy Eli Cabello v. State of Texas, No. 13-19-00341-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Aug. 18, 2022).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(9)(D): 7 cases
Ex Parte James Richard \Rick\" Perry", 471 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App.—Austin 2015).
Roberts v. State, 278 S.W.3d 778 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2008).
Damien Thaddeus Jones v. State of Texas, No. 01-22-00800-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 11, 2024).
Perry, Ex Parte James Richard \Rick\"", No. PD-1067-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Sept. 10, 2015).
Perry, Ex Parte James Richard \Rick\"", No. PD-1067-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Aug. 18, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(9)(F): 10 cases
Perry, Ex Parte James Richard \Rick\"", No. PD-1067-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Oct. 22, 2015).
Perry, Ex Parte James Richard \Rick\"", No. PD-1067-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Sept. 1, 2015).
Tinoco v. City of Hidalgo, No. 23-40543 (5th Cir. Feb. 28, 2025).
Ex Parte James Richard \Rick\" Perry", No. 03-15-00063-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Feb. 25, 2015).
Perry, Ex Parte James Richard \Rick\"", No. PD-1067-15 (Tex. Nov. 13, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(ll): 43 cases
Morgan v. State, 501 S.W.3d 84 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
Johnson v. State, 227 S.W.3d 180 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007).
Baird v. State, 398 S.W.3d 220 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).
State v. Abigail Marie Stubbs, 502 S.W.3d 218 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016).
Quintana v. State, 777 S.W.2d 474 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1989).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(ll)(A): 21 cases
Thomas v. State, 821 S.W.2d 616 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). “" Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.07(a)(1). By contrast, an "omission" is defined as a "failure to act.”
Berry v. State, 833 S.W.2d 332 (Tex. App.—Waco 1992).
Lockett v. State, 874 S.W.2d 810 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1994).
Mouton v. State, 923 S.W.2d 219 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1996).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(a)(ll)(B): 36 cases
Blount v. State, 257 S.W.3d 712 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
Ex Parte Beck, 769 S.W.2d 525 (Tex. Crim. App. 1989).
Hill v. State, 913 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). “" Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 1.07(a)(1). By contrast, an "omission" is defined as a "failure to act.”
Robinson v. State, 783 S.W.2d 648 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1990).
Victor v. State, 874 S.W.2d 748 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1994).
Tex. Penal Code § 1.07(b): 4 cases
Garcia v. State, 640 S.W.2d 939 (Tex. Crim. App. 1982).
Samuels v. State, 785 S.W.2d 882 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1990).
Tinoco v. City of Hidalgo, No. 23-40543 (5th Cir. Feb. 28, 2025).
CUEVAS, VICTOR HUGO v. State of Texas, 735 S.W.3d 17 (Tex. Crim. App. 2026).
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