Self-Defense

Key Takeaways Self-defense in Texas is only allowed when you face unlawful force and act based on a reasonable belief of immediate danger, and your response must use proportional force that matches the threat. Deadly force is allowed only in serious situations, such as threats of death or serious injury, and it must be immediately necessary, with no safer option available at that moment. Texas laws like stand-your-ground and the castle doctrine remove the duty to retreat in c