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In November 2025, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a noteworthy decision in Daryl Joe v. State, clarifying how prosecutors must charge and prove cargo theft under Penal Code §31.18.  The ruling answers a key question: Is the cargo theft statute meaningfully different from the organized retail theft statute, such that the State doesn’t needContinue reading “Cargo Theft In Texas: What Daryl Joe v. State Means for Texas Theft Cases”