What are the different punishment ranges in Texas?

Texas prosecutes criminal offenses at the lowest level of a Class C Misdemeanor and all the way up to a Capital Felony. The punishment ranges for each category are as follows:

• Class C Misdemeanor – Fine only offenses up to $500.
• Class B Misdemeanor – Up to 180 days in the county jail and up to a $2,000 fine.
• Class A Misdemeanor – Up to 1 year in the county jail and up to a $4,000 fine.
• State Jail Felony – 180 days to 2 years in the State Jail Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and a fine not to exceed $10,000.
• 3rd Degree Felony – 2 to 10 years incarceration in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and up to a $10,000 fine.
• 2nd Degree Felony – 2 to 20 years incarceration in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and up to a $10,000 fine.
• 1st Degree Felony – 5 to 99 years or life in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and a fine not to exceed $10,000.
• Capital Felony – Death by Lethal Injection or a Life Sentence in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.