Under the Texas Penal Code,a person who fails to act under particular circumstances commits a criminal offense only if:
A)he could have acted without potential harm to himself.
B)an existing law required him to act under those circumstances.
C)his failure to act results in personal injury or death to another.
D)the reasonable man would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.

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According to the Texas Penal Code, a person who fails to act under particular circumstances commits a criminal offense only if an existing law required him to act under those circumstances. This is known as a duty to act or failure to report a crime. Without an existing law requiring action, failure to act alone is not enough to constitute a criminal offense.

Under the Texas Penal Code,a Person Who Fails to Act