Texas Education Code Sec. § 1001.554 General Criminal Penalty (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter. (b) An offense under this section is punishable by: (1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $20,000; (2) confinement in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months; or (3) both the fine and confinement. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.