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Texas Penal Code

Sec. 31.03.  THEFT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if he unlawfully appropriates property with intent to deprive the owner of property.

(b)  Appropriation of property is unlawful if:

(1)  it is without the owner's effective consent;

(e)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), an offense under this section is:

(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property stolen is less than:

(A)  $50; or

(B)  $20 and the defendant obtained the property by issuing or passing a check or similar sight order in a manner described by Section 31.06;

(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if:

(A)  the value of the property stolen is:

(i)  $50 or more but less than $500;