Texas SB1774 increases penalties for certain acts of official oppression by public servants.

Texas SB1774 amends the Texas Penal Code to increase criminal penalties for acts of official oppression by public servants. Specifically, it elevates the offense to a third-degree felony if the public servant intended to impair the accuracy of data reported to the Texas Education Agency through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS). Additionally, it raises the offense to a second-degree felony if the public servant was a peace officer at the time of the offense and caused bodily injury or threatened another with imminent bodily injury.

Texas SB1774 increases penalties for certain acts of official oppression by public servants.

Texas SB1774 amends the Texas Penal Code to increase criminal penalties for acts of official oppression by public servants. Specifically, it elevates the offense to a third-degree felony if the public servant intended to impair the accuracy of data reported to the Texas Education Agency through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS). Additionally, it raises the offense to a second-degree felony if the public servant was a peace officer at the time of the offense and caused bodily injury or threatened another with imminent bodily injury.