Tex. Penal Code Section 76.02
Terrorism


(a)

A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)

commits or conspires to commit an offense under:

(A)

Chapter 19 (Criminal Homicide);

(B)

Section 20.02 (Unlawful Restraint);

(C)

Section 20.03 (Kidnapping);

(D)

Section 20A.02 (Trafficking of Persons);

(E)

Section 22.02 (Aggravated Assault);

(F)

Section 22.021 (Aggravated Sexual Assault);

(G)

Section 22.05 (Deadly Conduct), if punishable as a felony;

(H)

Section 22.07 (Terroristic Threat), if punishable as a felony;

(I)

Section 22.09 (Tampering with Consumer Product);

(J)

Section 28.02 (Arson);

(K)

Section 28.07 (Interference with Railroad Property), if punishable as a felony;

(L)

Section 29.03 (Aggravated Robbery);

(M)

Section 38.152 (Interference with Radio Frequency Licensed to Government Entity), if punishable as a felony; or

(N)

Section 46.08 (Hoax Bombs); and

(2)

commits or conspires to commit that offense with the intent to:

(A)

intimidate or coerce the public or a substantial group of the public; or

(B)

influence, by intimidation or coercion, the policy, conduct, or activities of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or the United States.

(b)

An offense under this section is one category higher than the most serious offense listed in Subsection (a) that was committed or conspired to be committed, except that:

(1)

if the most serious offense is a Class A misdemeanor, the offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum term of confinement of 180 days; and

(2)

if the most serious offense is a felony of the first degree, the offense under this section is a felony of the first degree with a minimum term of confinement of 15 years.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 76.02 — Terrorism, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.­76.­htm#76.­02 (accessed May 11, 2024).

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 76.02’s source at texas​.gov