ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJURY FAMILY MEMBER

This charge is bodily-injury assault under Texas Penal Code § 22.01(a)(1) in which the alleged victim is a member of the defendant's family or household or a person with whom the defendant has or had a dating relationship, as those relationships are defined by Texas Family Code §§ 71.0021(b), 71.003, and 71.005. The elements the State must prove are the same as for any § 22.01(a)(1) assault: the defendant intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly caused bodily injury — physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition — to the other person. The relationship allegation is what distinguishes this charge on court records: a first offense with no qualifying prior conviction and no allegation of impeding breath or circulation remains a Class A misdemeanor, while those additional circumstances would elevate the charge to a felony under § 22.01(b)(2) or § 22.01(b-3).

Ranges are the statutory maximums for the level; enhancements, prior convictions and plea agreements change what is actually imposed.

Across 168,650 Texas bail settings for this charge (174 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $3,000 (middle half: $2,000 – $5,000). 11% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 3,396 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (97,255 records), the median was $2,500 and 16% got a personal bond.

Showing the 5 counties with the most records; use the selector for any county with at least 30. Per-charge bond settings on original magistrations, from Texas OCA bail reporting under SB 6. Bail is set case by case — these are statistics, not a prediction.

Of 62,880 ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJURY FAMILY MEMBER charges filed 2019–2023 across 15 counties (Bastrop, Bell, Brazoria, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Denton, FortBend, Galveston, Harris, Hays, Montgomery, Rockwall, Travis, Williamson), 92% have reached a disposition:

How long it takes: the median ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJURY FAMILY MEMBER charge took 266 days from filing to disposition (middle half: 130 – 468 days, 62,867 charges).

Outcome is the final disposition recorded on the charge. “Other” (1,361) covers waived counts, bond forfeitures, transfers and unrecorded outcomes. Bexar County records disposition dates but not outcomes, so it counts toward time-to-disposition only. Tarrant County criminal records are not in this dataset.

• ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJ § 22.01(a)(1)
• ASSAULT FAM/HOUSE MEM IMPEDE BREATH/CIRCULAT § 22.01(b)(2)(b)
• ASSAULT FAMILY/HOUSEHOLD MEMBER PREV CONV IAT § 22.01(b)(2)(a)
• ASSAULT PEACE OFFICER/JUDGE § 22.01(b-2)
• ASSAULT PUBLIC SERVANT § 22.01(b)(1)
• ASSAULT OF PREGNANT PERSON § 22.01(b)(8)
• ASSAULT INT/RECK BREATH/CIRC FAM MEM PREV IAT § 22.01(b-3)
• ASSAULT ON SECURITY OFFICER § 22.01(b)(4)