§ 11.454 - Domestic violence.

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A person who commits domestic violence by inflicting physical harm, bodily injury, or sexual assault, or inflicting the fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or sexual assault on a family member, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

For purposes of this section, a family member is any of the following:

A spouse;

A former spouse;

A person related by blood;

A person related by existing or prior marriage;

A person who resides or resided with the defendant;

A person with whom the defendant has a child in common; or

A person with whom the defendant is or was in a dating or intimate relationship.