Texas Penal Code Sec. 9.41 talks about this. https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._penal_code_section_9.41 https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._penal_code_se

Texas Penal Code Sec. 9.41 talks about this. https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._penal_code_section_9.41 https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._penal_code_section_9.... There are multiple cases where people have argued they were justified in shooting a thief and won. I am only aware of people who owned the business themselves not employees, so there could be issues there. In California you almost certainly won't win in a case like that. In Texas depending on the situation you very easily could. It is of course not a guarantee and if the person is running away and you shoot them in the back you will probably lose.