THEFT PROP >=$300K

Texas Penal Code § 31.03 defines theft as unlawfully appropriating property with intent to deprive the owner of it, whether by taking it without the owner's effective consent or by acquiring property the actor knows was stolen by another. Section 31.03(e)(7) sets the highest value bracket: when the value of the property stolen is $300,000 or more, the offense is a first-degree felony. The conduct element is identical to every other theft grade; what distinguishes this charge is solely the amount the State must prove. Value is generally fair market value at the time and place of the offense or, when that cannot be ascertained, the cost of replacing the property within a reasonable time, and amounts obtained in one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be aggregated into a single offense to reach the threshold. The next bracket down, $150,000 to $300,000, is a second-degree felony.

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

Across 915 Texas bail settings for this charge (6 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $47,500 (middle half: $15,000 – $100,000). 4% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 169 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (268 records), the median was $50,000 and 7% 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.

• THEFT PROP >=$100<$750 § 31.03(e)(2)(a)
• THEFT PROP <$2,500 2/MORE PREV CONV § 31.03(e)(4)(d)
• THEFT PROP >=$2,500<$30K § 31.03(e)(4)(a)
• THEFT PROP >=$750<$2,500 § 31.03(e)(3)
• THEFT OF FIREARM § 31.03(e)(4)(c)
• THEFT PROP >=$30K<$150K § 31.03(e)(5)
• THEFT PROP <$100 W/PREV CONVIC § 31.03(e)(2)(b)
• THEFT OF MATERIAL ALUM/BRNZ/COPPER/BRASS <$20K § 31.03(e)(4)(f)