Texas Penal Code
§ 31.05 — THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS
PE § 31.05Title 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY · Ch. 31. THEFT
Statute text
View on source(a)For purposes of this section:
(1)"Article" means any object, material, device, or substance or any copy thereof, including a writing, recording, drawing, sample, specimen, prototype, model, photograph, microorganism, blueprint, or map.
(2)"Copy" means a facsimile, replica, photograph, or other reproduction of an article or a note, drawing, or sketch made of or from an article. (2-a) "Foreign agent" means an officer, employee, proxy, servant, delegate, or representative of a foreign government. (2-b) "Foreign government" has the meaning assigned by Section 51B.001, Education Code. (2-c) "Foreign instrumentality" means an agency, bureau, ministry, component, institution, association, or legal, commercial, or business organization, corporation, firm, or entity that is substantially owned, controlled, sponsored, commanded, managed, or dominated by a foreign government.
(3)"Representing" means describing, depicting, containing, constituting, reflecting, or recording.
(4)"Trade secret" means the whole or any part of any scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure, formula, or improvement that has value and that the owner has taken measures to prevent from becoming available to persons other than those selected by the owner to have access for limited purposes.
(b)A person commits an offense if, without the owner's effective consent, he knowingly:
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 127), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 127), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.