HB1160 — Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those employees or agents; increasing criminal penalties for certain criminal offenses relating to interference with public duties.

HB1160 — Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those employees or agents; increasing criminal penalties for certain criminal offenses relating to interference with public duties. · Informed CitizenryHB 1160 amends the Texas Penal Code to increase the criminal penalties for assault committed against employees or agents of a utility while they are performing duties within the scope of their empl…Open in Informed Citizenry