THEFT PROP >=$750<$2,500

Texas Penal Code § 31.03 defines theft as unlawfully appropriating property with intent to deprive the owner of it. An appropriation is unlawful when it is made without the owner's effective consent — consent induced by deception or coercion does not count — or when the actor appropriates property knowing it was stolen by another. This charge is graded by § 31.03(e)(3): theft is a Class A misdemeanor when the value of the property stolen is $750 or more but less than $2,500. The offense conduct is the same across all theft grades; the value bracket is the additional fact the State must prove, measured by fair market value at the time and place of the offense. The adjacent grades are a Class B misdemeanor for property worth $100 to $750 and a state jail felony beginning at $2,500.

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

Across 30,175 Texas bail settings for this charge (88 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $2,500 (middle half: $1,500 – $5,000). 9% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 943 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (9,762 records), the median was $2,500 and 18% 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 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)
• THEFT FROM PERSON § 31.03(e)(4)(b)