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Tex. Penal Code § 9.04

THREATS AS JUSTIFIABLE FORCE

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Tex. Penal Code § 9.04, THREATS AS JUSTIFIABLE FORCE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/563065
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The threat of force is justified when the use of force is justified by this chapter. For purposes of this section, a threat to cause death or serious bodily injury by the production of a weapon or otherwise, as long as the actor's purpose is limited to creating an apprehension that he will use deadly force if necessary, does not constitute the use of deadly force.