<Li> Must be in block letters at least one inch in height </Li> <Li> Must be "displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public at each entrance to the property" </Li> <P> On March 27, 2007, Governor Rick Perry signed Senate Bill 378 into law, making Texas a "Castle Doctrine" state which came into effect September 1, 2007 . Residents lawfully occupying a dwelling may use deadly force against a person who "unlawfully, and with force, enters or attempts to enter the dwelling", or who unlawfully and with force removes or attempts to remove someone from that dwelling, or who commits or attempts to commit a "qualifying" felony such as "aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated robbery" (TPC 9.32 (b)). </P> <P> Senate Bill 378 also contains a "Stand Your Ground" clause; A person who has a legal right to be wherever he / she is at the time of a defensive shooting has no "duty to retreat" before being justified in shooting . The "trier of fact" (the jury in a jury trial, otherwise the judge) may not consider whether the person retreated when deciding whether the person was justified in shooting (TPC 9.32 (c, d)). </P>

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