TERRORISTIC THREAT REACTION EMERGENCY AGENCY

Texas Penal Code § 22.07 defines terroristic threat in several forms. This charge, graded under § 22.07(b) as a Class B misdemeanor, rests on § 22.07(a)(1): the defendant threatened to commit any offense involving violence to any person or property with intent to cause a reaction of any type to the threat by an official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies, for example a fire department, emergency medical services, or a police dispatch center. The gravamen is the intent to provoke an emergency response; a threat phoned in to trigger the dispatch of first responders fits this variant even if no one is placed in fear of injury. The State must prove the threat and the specific intent to cause an agency reaction, but not that any agency actually responded or that the defendant intended to carry out the threatened violence.

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

Across 780 Texas bail settings for this charge (6 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $2,500 (middle half: $1,500 – $5,000). 8% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 9 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (263 records), the median was $2,000 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.

• TERRORISTIC THREAT OF FAMILY/HOUSEHOLD § 22.07(c)(1)
• TERRORISTIC THREAT CAUSE FEAR OF IMMINENT SBI § 22.07(c)
• TERRORISTIC THREAT AGAINST PEACE OFFICER/JUDGE § 22.07(c-1)
• TERRORISTIC THREAT AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANT § 22.07(c)(2)
• TERR THREAT IMP PUB SERV/PUB FEAR SBI/INFLU GV § 22.07(e)