Tex.
Penal Code Section 31.19
Theft of Petroleum Product
(a)
In this section, “petroleum product” means crude oil, natural gas, or condensate.(b)
A person commits an offense if the person unlawfully appropriates a petroleum product with intent to deprive the owner of the petroleum product by:(1)
possessing, removing, delivering, receiving, purchasing, selling, moving, concealing, or transporting the petroleum product; or(2)
making or causing a connection to be made with, or drilling or tapping or causing a hole to be drilled or tapped in, a pipe, pipeline, or tank used to store or transport a petroleum product.(c)
Appropriation of a petroleum product is unlawful if it is without the owner’s effective consent.(d)
An offense under this section is:(1)
a state jail felony if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is less than $10,000;(2)
a felony of the third degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $10,000 or more but less than $100,000;(3)
a felony of the second degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $100,000 or more but less than $300,000; or(4)
a felony of the first degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $300,000 or more.
Source:
Section 31.19 — Theft of Petroleum Product, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.31.htm#31.19 (accessed May 26, 2025).
