Harassment And Stalking
Penal Code 42.07 and 42.072 — repeated contact, tracking, and a course of conduct
Harassment in Texas is conduct the section lists, done with intent to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment or embarrass another. It is a Class B misdemeanor, and a Class A misdemeanor for someone previously convicted under the section, with higher classes for the cases the section names.
- Threatening, in a way reasonably likely to alarm, to inflict bodily injury or commit a felony against the person, their family or household, or their property.
- Repeated phone calls, or calls made anonymously or in a way reasonably likely to harass, and sending repeated electronic communications in such a way.
- Publishing repeated electronic communications on a website or social media platform in a way reasonably likely to cause emotional distress, unless on a matter of public concern.
- Tracking or monitoring another's property or vehicle without consent, by a tracking app or device, or by physically following them.
- Obscene, intimidating or threatening calls or messages from a temporary or disposable number.
Stalking is a course of conduct, and a felony. Stalking is knowingly engaging, on more than one occasion and as part of the same scheme or course of conduct directed at a specific person, in conduct that is harassment or that the person will regard as threatening injury, death or an offense against family, a dating partner or property; that causes fear, or causes the person to feel harassed or terrified; and that would do the same to a reasonable person in similar circumstances. It is a felony of the third degree, and of the second degree with a prior stalking conviction.
Sources for this section (2)
- Penal Code 42.07 — Harassment
- Penal Code 42.072 — Stalking
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Texas attorney.