Tex. Health and Safety Code § 793.002: CRIMINAL PENALTY.

(a) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person intentionally or knowingly causes a fire exit alarm to fail to sound an alarm; and

(2) the person is not authorized to do so by a person having lawful custody or control of the building or the part of the building in which the fire exit is located.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.