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Texas Penal Code, Section 30.02 – Burglary

        (a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, the person:
                (1) enters a habitation, or a building (or any portion of a building) not then open to the public, with intent to commit a felony, theft, or an assault; or
                (2) remains concealed, with intent to commit a felony, theft, or an assault, in a building or habitation; or
                (3) enters a building or habitation and commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or an assault.
        (b) For purposes of this section, “enter” means to intrude:
                (1) any part of the body; or
                (2) any physical object connected with the body.
        (c) Except as provided in Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a:
                (1) state jail felony if committed in a building other than a habitation; or
                (2) felony of the second degree if committed in a habitation.
        (d) An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree if:
                (1) the premises are a habitation; and
                (2) any party to the offense entered the habitation with intent to commit a felony other than felony theft or committed or attempted to commit a felony other than felony theft.

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