# Tex. Penal Code § 22.05: DEADLY CONDUCT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.05

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Penal Code § 22.05
- **Heading:** DEADLY CONDUCT
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 22 / Section 22.05

## Text

(a) A person commits an offense if he recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury.

(b) A person commits an offense if he knowingly discharges a firearm at or in the direction of:

(1) one or more individuals; or

(2) a habitation, building, or vehicle and is reckless as to whether the habitation, building, or vehicle is occupied.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, recklessness and danger are presumed if the actor knowingly pointed a firearm at or in the direction of another whether or not the actor believed the firearm to be loaded. The presumption under this subsection does not apply to a peace officer engaged in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties.

(d) For purposes of this section, "building," "habitation," and "vehicle" have the meanings assigned those terms by Section 30.01.

(e) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b) is a felony of the third degree.

(f) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to a peace officer if, at the time of the offense, the officer:

(1) was engaged in the actual discharge of the officer's official duties; and

(2) reasonably believed the discharge of the officer's firearm was justified under Chapter 9.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.01 § 22.01. ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.01.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.02 § 22.02. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.02.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.04 § 22.04. INJURY TO A CHILD, ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL, OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.04.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.05 § 22.05. DEADLY CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.05.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.06 § 22.06. CONSENT AS DEFENSE TO ASSAULTIVE CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.06.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.07 § 22.07. TERRORISTIC THREAT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.07.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.08 § 22.08. AIDING SUICIDE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.08.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.09 § 22.09. TAMPERING WITH CONSUMER PRODUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.09.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.10 § 22.10. LEAVING A CHILD IN A VEHICLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.10.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.011 § 22.011. SEXUAL ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.011.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.11 § 22.11. HARASSMENT BY PERSONS IN CERTAIN FACILITIES; HARASSMENT OF PUBLIC SERVANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.11.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.012 § 22.012. INDECENT ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.012.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.12 § 22.12. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.12.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 22.021 § 22.021. AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C22_S22.021.md)

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