Have You Been Charged with Assault Near Round Rock, TX?

Under Texas penal codes, “a person commits an ‘assault’ if the person causes bodily injury to another, including the person’s spouse; threatens another with imminent bodily injury, including the person’s spouse; or knowing causes physical contact with another when the person knows or should reasonably believe that the other will regard the contact as offensive or provocative.” Assaults can be charged as misdemeanors or felonies in Texas, depending on the situation. If the offender has previously been convicted of an assault with family violence, if they intentionally choked the victim, or if the assault victim is a public servant, the assault can be charged as a felony. A person can be charged with Aggravated Assault” if they threaten another person with a weapon, even if no actual touching occurs.