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Sec. 31.03.  THEFT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if he unlawfully appropriates property with intent to deprive the owner of property.

(b)  Appropriation of property is unlawful if:

(1)  it is without the owner's effective consent;

(2)  the property is stolen and the actor appropriates the property knowing it was stolen by another; or

(3)  property in the custody of any law enforcement agency was explicitly represented by any law enforcement agent to the actor as being stolen and the actor appropriates the property believing it was stolen by another.

(c)  For purposes of Subsection (b):

(1)  evidence that the actor has previously participated in recent transactions other than, but similar to, that which the prosecution is based is admissible for the purpose of showing knowledge or intent and the issues of knowledge or intent are raised by the actor's plea of not guilty;

(2)  the testimony of an accomplice shall be corroborated by proof that tends to connect the actor to the crime, but the actor's knowledge or intent may be established by the uncorroborated testimony of the accomplice;

(3)  an actor engaged in the business of buying and selling used or secondhand personal property, or lending money on the security of personal property deposited with the actor, is presumed to know upon receipt by the actor of stolen property (other than a motor vehicle subject to Chapter 501, Transportation Code) that the property has been previously stolen from another if the actor pays for or loans against the property $25 or more (or consideration of equivalent value) and the actor knowingly or recklessly:

(A)  fails to record the name, address, and physical description or identification number of the seller or pledgor;

(B)  fails to record a complete description of the property, including the serial number, if reasonably available, or other identifying characteristics; or

(C)  fails to obtain a signed warranty from the seller or pledgor that the seller or pledgor has the right to possess the property.  It is the express intent of this provision that the presumption arises unless the actor complies with each of the numbered requirements;

(4)  for the purposes of Subdivision (3)(A), "identification number" means driver's license number, military identification number, identification certificate, or other official number capable of identifying an individual;

(5)  stolen property does not lose its character as stolen when recovered by any law enforcement agency;

(6)  an actor engaged in the business of obtaining abandoned or wrecked motor vehicles or parts of an abandoned or wrecked motor vehicle for resale, disposal, scrap, repair, rebuilding, demolition, or other form of salvage is presumed to know on receipt by the actor of stolen property that the property has been previously stolen from another if the actor knowingly or recklessly:

(A)  fails to maintain an accurate and legible inventory of each motor vehicle component part purchased by or delivered to the actor, including the date of purchase or delivery, the name, age, address, sex, and driver's license number of the seller or person making the delivery, the license plate number of the motor vehicle in which the part was delivered, a complete description of the part, and the vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle from which the part was removed, or in lieu of maintaining an inventory, fails to record the name and certificate of inventory number of the person who dismantled the motor vehicle from which the part was obtained;

(B)  fails on receipt of a motor vehicle to obtain a certificate of authority, sales receipt, or transfer document as required by Chapter 683, Transportation Code, or a certificate of title showing that the motor vehicle is not subject to a lien or that all recorded liens on the motor vehicle have been released; or

(C)  fails on receipt of a motor vehicle to immediately remove an unexpired license plate from the motor vehicle, to keep the plate in a secure and locked place, or to maintain an inventory, on forms provided by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, of license plates kept under this paragraph, including for each plate or set of plates the license plate number and the make, motor number, and vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle from which the plate was removed;

(7)  an actor who purchases or receives a used or secondhand motor vehicle is presumed to know on receipt by the actor of the motor vehicle that the motor vehicle has been previously stolen from another if the actor knowingly or recklessly:

(A)  fails to report to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles the failure of the person who sold or delivered the motor vehicle to the actor to deliver to the actor a properly executed certificate of title to the motor vehicle at the time the motor vehicle was delivered; or

(B)  fails to file with the county tax assessor-collector of the county in which the actor received the motor vehicle, not later than the 20th day after the date the actor received the motor vehicle, the registration license receipt and certificate of title or evidence of title delivered to the actor in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 520, Transportation Code, at the time the motor vehicle was delivered;

(8)  an actor who purchases or receives from any source other than a licensed retailer or distributor of pesticides a restricted-use pesticide or a state-limited-use pesticide or a compound, mixture, or preparation containing a restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticide is presumed to know on receipt by the actor of the pesticide or compound, mixture, or preparation that the pesticide or compound, mixture, or preparation has been previously stolen from another if the actor:

(A)  fails to record the name, address, and physical description of the seller or pledgor;

(B)  fails to record a complete description of the amount and type of pesticide or compound, mixture, or preparation purchased or received; and

(C)  fails to obtain a signed warranty from the seller or pledgor that the seller or pledgor has the right to possess the property; and

(9)  an actor who is subject to Section 409, Packers and Stockyards Act (7 U.S.C. Section 228b), that obtains livestock from a commission merchant by representing that the actor will make prompt payment is presumed to have induced the commission merchant's consent by deception if the actor fails to make full payment in accordance with Section 409, Packers and Stockyards Act (7 U.S.C. Section 228b).

(d)  It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that:

(1)  the offense occurred as a result of a deception or strategy on the part of a law enforcement agency, including the use of an undercover operative or peace officer;

(2)  the actor was provided by a law enforcement agency with a facility in which to commit the offense or an opportunity to engage in conduct constituting the offense; or

(3)  the actor was solicited to commit the offense by a peace officer, and the solicitation was of a type that would encourage a person predisposed to commit the offense to actually commit the offense, but would not encourage a person not predisposed to commit the offense to actually commit the offense.

(e)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), an offense under this section is:

(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property stolen is less than:

(A)  $50; or

(B)  $20 and the defendant obtained the property by issuing or passing a check or similar sight order in a manner described by Section 31.06;

(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if:

(A)  the value of the property stolen is:

(i)  $50 or more but less than $500; or

(ii)  $20 or more but less than $500 and the defendant obtained the property by issuing or passing a check or similar sight order in a manner described by Section 31.06;

(B)  the value of the property stolen is less than:

(i)  $50 and the defendant has previously been convicted of any grade of theft; or

(ii)  $20, the defendant has previously been convicted of any grade of theft, and the defendant obtained the property by issuing or passing a check or similar sight order in a manner described by Section 31.06; or

(C) the property stolen is a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate issued by this state or another state;

(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property stolen is $500 or more but less than $1,500;

(4)  a state jail felony if:

(A)  the value of the property stolen is $1,500 or more but less than $20,000, or the property is less than 10 head of sheep, swine, or goats or any part thereof under the value of $20,000;

(B)  regardless of value, the property is stolen from the person of another or from a human corpse or grave, including property that is a military grave marker;

(C)  the property stolen is a firearm, as defined by Section 46.01;

(D)  the value of the property stolen is less than $1,500 and the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of any grade of theft;

(E)  the property stolen is an official ballot or official carrier envelope for an election; or

(F)  the value of the property stolen is less than $20,000 and the property stolen is insulated or noninsulated tubing, rods, water gate stems, wire, or cable that consists of at least 50 percent:

(i)  aluminum;

(ii)  bronze; or

(iii)  copper;

(5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the property stolen is $20,000 or more but less than $100,000, or the property is:

(A)  cattle, horses, or exotic livestock or exotic fowl as defined by Section 142.001, Agriculture Code, stolen during a single transaction and having an aggregate value of less than $100,000; or

(B)  10 or more head of sheep, swine, or goats stolen during a single transaction and having an aggregate value of less than $100,000;

(6)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the property stolen is $100,000 or more but less than $200,000; or

(7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the property stolen is $200,000 or more.

(f)  An offense described for purposes of punishment by Subsections (e)(1)-(6) is increased to the next higher category of offense if it is shown on the trial of the offense that:

(1)  the actor was a public servant at the time of the offense and the property appropriated came into the actor's custody, possession, or control by virtue of his status as a public servant;

(2)  the actor was in a contractual relationship with government at the time of the offense and the property appropriated came into the actor's custody, possession, or control by virtue of the contractual relationship;

(3)  the owner of the property appropriated was at the time of the offense:

(A)  an elderly individual; or

(B)  a nonprofit organization; or

(4)  the actor was a Medicare provider in a contractual relationship with the federal government at the time of the offense and the property appropriated came into the actor's custody, possession, or control by virtue of the contractual relationship.

(g)  For the purposes of Subsection (a), a person is the owner of exotic livestock or exotic fowl as defined by Section 142.001, Agriculture Code, only if the person qualifies to claim the animal under Section 142.0021, Agriculture Code, if the animal is an estray.

(h)  In this section:

(1)  "Restricted-use pesticide" means a pesticide classified as a restricted-use pesticide by the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under 7 U.S.C. Section 136a, as that law existed on January 1, 1995, and containing an active ingredient listed in the federal regulations adopted under that law (40 C.F.R. Section 152.175) and in effect on that date.

(2)  "State-limited-use pesticide" means a pesticide classified as a state-limited-use pesticide by the Department of Agriculture under Section 76.003, Agriculture Code, as that section existed on January 1, 1995, and containing an active ingredient listed in the rules adopted under that section (4 TAC Section 7.24) as that section existed on that date.

(3)  "Nonprofit organization" means an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being described as an exempt organization by Section 501(c)(3) of that code.

(i)  For purposes of Subsection (c)(9), "livestock" and "commission merchant" have the meanings assigned by Section 147.001, Agriculture Code.

(j)  With the consent of the appropriate local county or district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an offense under this section that involves the state Medicaid program.

Sec. 31.04.  THEFT OF SERVICE.  (a)  A person commits theft of service if, with intent to avoid payment for service that he knows is provided only for compensation:

(1)  he intentionally or knowingly secures performance of the service by deception, threat, or false token;

(2)  having control over the disposition of services of another to which he is not entitled, he intentionally or knowingly diverts the other's services to his own benefit or to the benefit of another not entitled to them;

(3)  having control of personal property under a written rental agreement, he holds the property beyond the expiration of the rental period without the effective consent of the owner of the property, thereby depriving the owner of the property of its use in further rentals; or

(4)  he intentionally or knowingly secures the performance of the service by agreeing to provide compensation and, after the service is rendered, fails to make payment after receiving notice demanding payment.

(b)  For purposes of this section, intent to avoid payment is presumed if:

(1)  the actor absconded without paying for the service or expressly refused to pay for the service in circumstances where payment is ordinarily made immediately upon rendering of the service, as in hotels, campgrounds, recreational vehicle parks, restaurants, and comparable establishments;

(2)  the actor failed to make payment under a service agreement within 10 days after receiving notice demanding payment;

(3)  the actor returns property held under a rental agreement after the expiration of the rental agreement and fails to pay the applicable rental charge for the property within 10 days after the date on which the actor received notice demanding payment; or

(4)  the actor failed to return the property held under a rental agreement:

(A)  within five days after receiving notice demanding return, if the property is valued at less than $1,500; or

(B)  within three days after receiving notice demanding return, if the property is valued at $1,500 or more.

(c)  For purposes of Subsections (a)(4), (b)(2), and (b)(4), notice shall be notice in writing, sent by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested or by telegram with report of delivery requested, and addressed to the actor at his address shown on the rental agreement or service agreement.

(d)  If written notice is given in accordance with Subsection (c), it is presumed that the notice was received no later than five days after it was sent.

(e)  An offense under this section is:

(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the service stolen is less than $20;

(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the service stolen is $20 or more but less than $500;

(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the service stolen is $500 or more but less than $1,500;

(4)  a state jail felony if the value of the service stolen is $1,500 or more but less than $20,000;

(5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the service stolen is $20,000 or more but less than $100,000;

(6)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the service stolen is $100,000 or more but less than $200,000; or

(7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the service stolen is $200,000 or more.

(f)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any police or other report of stolen vehicles by a political subdivision of this state shall include on the report any rental vehicles whose renters have been shown to such reporting agency to be in violation of Subsection (b)(2) and shall indicate that the renting agency has complied with the notice requirements demanding return as provided in this section.

(g)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that:

(1)  the defendant secured the performance of the service by giving a post-dated check or similar sight order to the person performing the service; and

(2)  the person performing the service or any other person presented the check or sight order for payment before the date on the check or sight order.

Sec. 31.07.  UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A VEHICLE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly operates another's boat, airplane, or motor-propelled vehicle without the effective consent of the owner.

(b)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

Sec. 31.05.  THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS.  (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.

(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:

(1)  steals a trade secret;

(2)  makes a copy of an article representing a trade secret; or

(3)  communicates or transmits a trade secret.

(c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

Sec. 34.02.  MONEY LAUNDERING.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:

(1)  acquires or maintains an interest in, conceals, possesses, transfers, or transports the proceeds of criminal activity;

(2)  conducts, supervises, or facilitates a transaction involving the proceeds of criminal activity;

(3)  invests, expends, or receives, or offers to invest, expend, or receive, the proceeds of criminal activity or funds that the person believes are the proceeds of criminal activity; or

(4)  finances or invests or intends to finance or invest funds that the person believes are intended to further the commission of criminal activity.

(a-1)  Knowledge of the specific nature of the criminal activity giving rise to the proceeds is not required to establish a culpable mental state under this section.

(b)  For purposes of this section, a person is presumed to believe that funds are the proceeds of or are intended to further the commission of criminal activity if a peace officer or a person acting at the direction of a peace officer represents to the person that the funds are proceeds of or are intended to further the commission of criminal activity, as applicable, regardless of whether the peace officer or person acting at the peace officer's direction discloses the person's status as a peace officer or that the person is acting at the direction of a peace officer.

(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person acted with intent to facilitate the lawful seizure, forfeiture, or disposition of funds or other legitimate law enforcement purpose pursuant to the laws of this state or the United States.

(d)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the transaction was necessary to preserve a person's right to representation as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution and by Article 1, Section 10, of the Texas Constitution or that the funds were received as bona fide legal fees by a licensed attorney and at the time of their receipt, the attorney did not have actual knowledge that the funds were derived from criminal activity.

(e)  An offense under this section is:

(1)  a state jail felony if the value of the funds is $1,500 or more but less than $20,000;

(2)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the funds is $20,000 or more but less than $100,000;

(3)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the funds is $100,000 or more but less than $200,000; or

(4)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the funds is $200,000 or more.

(f)  For purposes of this section, if proceeds of criminal activity are related to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, whether from the same or several sources, the conduct may be considered as one offense and the value of the proceeds aggregated in determining the classification of the offense.

(g)  For purposes of this section, funds on deposit at a branch of a financial institution are considered the property of that branch and any other branch of the financial institution.

(h)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.

Sec. 32.21.  FORGERY.  (a)  For purposes of this section:

(1)  "Forge" means:

(A)  to alter, make, complete, execute, or authenticate any writing so that it purports:

(i)  to be the act of another who did not authorize that act;

(ii)  to have been executed at a time or place or in a numbered sequence other than was in fact the case; or

(iii)  to be a copy of an original when no such original existed;

(B)  to issue, transfer, register the transfer of, pass, publish, or otherwise utter a writing that is forged within the meaning of Paragraph (A); or

(C)  to possess a writing that is forged within the meaning of Paragraph (A) with intent to utter it in a manner specified in Paragraph (B).

(2)  "Writing" includes:

(A)  printing or any other method of recording information;

(B)  money, coins, tokens, stamps, seals, credit cards, badges, and trademarks; and

(C)  symbols of value, right, privilege, or identification.

(b)  A person commits an offense if he forges a writing with intent to defraud or harm another.

(c)  Except as provided by Subsections (d), (e), and (e-1), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony if the writing is or purports to be a will, codicil, deed, deed of trust, mortgage, security instrument, security agreement, credit card, check, authorization to debit an account at a financial institution, or similar sight order for payment of money, contract, release, or other commercial instrument.

(e)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the writing is or purports to be:

(1)  part of an issue of money, securities, postage or revenue stamps;

(2)  a government record listed in Section 37.01(2)(C); or

(3)  other instruments issued by a state or national government or by a subdivision of either, or part of an issue of stock, bonds, or other instruments representing interests in or claims against another person.

(e-1)  An offense under this section is increased to the next higher category of offense if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the offense was committed against an elderly individual as defined by Section 22.04.

(f)  A person is presumed to intend to defraud or harm another if the person acts with respect to two or more writings of the same type and if each writing is a government record listed in Section 37.01(2)(C).

Sec. 32.24.  STEALING OR RECEIVING STOLEN CHECK OR SIMILAR SIGHT ORDER.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person steals an unsigned check or similar sight order or, with knowledge that an unsigned check or similar sight order has been stolen, receives the check or sight order with intent to use it, to sell it, or to transfer it to a person other than the person from whom the check or sight order was stolen.

(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Sec. 32.31.  CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD ABUSE.  (a)  For purposes of this section:

(1)  "Cardholder" means the person named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or for whose benefit the card is issued.

(2)  "Credit card" means an identification card, plate, coupon, book, number, or any other device authorizing a designated person or bearer to obtain property or services on credit. The term includes the number or description of the device if the device itself is not produced at the time of ordering or obtaining the property or service.

(3)  "Expired credit card" means a credit card bearing an expiration date after that date has passed.

(4)  "Debit card" means an identification card, plate, coupon, book, number, or any other device authorizing a designated person or bearer to communicate a request to an unmanned teller machine or a customer convenience terminal or obtain property or services by debit to an account at a financial institution. The term includes the number or description of the device if the device itself is not produced at the time of ordering or obtaining the benefit.

(5)  "Expired debit card" means a debit card bearing as its expiration date a date that has passed.

(6)  "Unmanned teller machine" means a machine, other than a telephone, capable of being operated by a customer, by which a customer may communicate to a financial institution a request to withdraw a benefit for himself or for another directly from the customer's account or from the customer's account under a line of credit previously authorized by the institution for the customer.

(7)  "Customer convenience terminal" means an unmanned teller machine the use of which does not involve personnel of a financial institution.

(b)  A person commits an offense if:

(1)  with intent to obtain a benefit fraudulently, he presents or uses a credit card or debit card with knowledge that:

(A)  the card, whether or not expired, has not been issued to him and is not used with the effective consent of the cardholder; or

(B)  the card has expired or has been revoked or cancelled;

(2)  with intent to obtain a benefit, he uses a fictitious credit card or debit card or the pretended number or description of a fictitious card;

(3)  he receives a benefit that he knows has been obtained in violation of this section;

(4)  he steals a credit card or debit card or, with knowledge that it has been stolen, receives a credit card or debit card with intent to use it, to sell it, or to transfer it to a person other than the issuer or the cardholder;

(5)  he buys a credit card or debit card from a person who he knows is not the issuer;

(6)  not being the issuer, he sells a credit card or debit card;

(7)  he uses or induces the cardholder to use the cardholder's credit card or debit card to obtain property or service for the actor's benefit for which the cardholder is financially unable to pay;

(8)  not being the cardholder, and without the effective consent of the cardholder, he possesses a credit card or debit card with intent to use it;

(9)  he possesses two or more incomplete credit cards or debit cards that have not been issued to him with intent to complete them without the effective consent of the issuer.  For purposes of this subdivision, a card is incomplete if part of the matter that an issuer requires to appear on the card before it can be used, other than the signature of the cardholder, has not yet been stamped, embossed, imprinted, or written on it;

(10)  being authorized by an issuer to furnish goods or services on presentation of a credit card or debit card, he, with intent to defraud the issuer or the cardholder, furnishes goods or services on presentation of a credit card or debit card obtained or retained in violation of this section or a credit card or debit card that is forged, expired, or revoked; or

(11)  being authorized by an issuer to furnish goods or services on presentation of a credit card or debit card, he, with intent to defraud the issuer or a cardholder, fails to furnish goods or services that he represents in writing to the issuer that he has furnished.

(c)  It is presumed that a person who used a revoked, cancelled, or expired credit card or debit card had knowledge that the card had been revoked, cancelled, or expired if he had received notice of revocation, cancellation, or expiration from the issuer. For purposes of this section, notice may be either notice given orally in person or by telephone, or in writing by mail or by telegram. If written notice was sent by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, or by telegram with report of delivery requested, addressed to the cardholder at the last address shown by the records of the issuer, it is presumed that the notice was received by the cardholder no later than five days after sent.

(d)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the offense was committed against an elderly individual as defined by Section 22.04.

Sec. 32.32.  FALSE STATEMENT TO OBTAIN PROPERTY OR CREDIT OR IN THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN SERVICES.  (a)  For purposes of this section, "credit" includes:

(1)  a loan of money;

(2)  furnishing property or service on credit;

(3)  extending the due date of an obligation;

(4)  comaking, endorsing, or guaranteeing a note or other instrument for obtaining credit;

(5)  a line or letter of credit;

(6)  a credit card, as defined in Section 32.31 (Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse); and

(7)  a mortgage loan.

(b)  A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly makes a materially false or misleading written statement to obtain property or credit, including a mortgage loan.

(b-1)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly makes a materially false or misleading written statement in providing an appraisal of real property for compensation.

(c)  An offense under this section is:

(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property or the amount of credit is less than $50;

(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the property or the amount of credit is $50 or more but less than $500;

(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property or the amount of credit is $500 or more but less than $1,500;

(4)  a state jail felony if the value of the property or the amount of credit is $1,500 or more but less than $20,000;

(5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the property or the amount of credit is $20,000 or more but less than $100,000;

(6)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the property or the amount of credit is $100,000 or more but less than $200,000; or

(7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the property or the amount of credit is $200,000 or more.

(d)  The following agencies shall assist a prosecuting attorney of the United States or of a county or judicial district of this state, a county or state law enforcement agency of this state, or a federal law enforcement agency in the investigation of an offense under this section involving a mortgage loan:

(1)  the office of the attorney general;

(2)  the Department of Public Safety;

(3)  the Texas Department of Insurance;

(4)  the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner;

(5)  the Texas Department of Banking;

(6)  the credit union department;

(7)  the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending;

(8)  the Texas Real Estate Commission;

(9)  the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board; and

(10)  the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

(e)  With the consent of the appropriate local county or district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an offense under this section that involves a mortgage loan.