“Speaking of Texas..(I’m assuming you live there) a few months ago there was a man,from TX, who witnessed some thieves trying to break in to his neighbors house and he called 911 and then proceeded to tell the operator he was going to have to shoot them and she was trying to convince him not to. But he did anyway...can’t remember if he killed one or just wounded them. Did you hear about that or what happened to the guy?”
The perp was a black illegal alien. He was attempting to leave the scene of a felony with stolen goods and was killed by the home owner next door. The shooter was not charged with anything because the killing was legal under Texas law.
Yes, it is legal here in Texas, as you say, to use deadly force to protect your property, if you catch the perps actually committing the crime.(can’t go find ‘em later, shoot ‘em and get stuff back) and I don’t know about shooting them in the back. Seems like I read it has to be at night before you can do that?