Criminal mischief is a crime in Texas that involves intentionally damaging or destroying someone elses property without their effective consent. It can also include intentionally tampering with someones property, which results in a "substantial inconvenience" or financial loss. Criminal mischief can be classified as a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the severity of the damage done to the property. The following are the different levels of criminal mischief in Texas:

• Class C misdemeanor: If the damage to the property is valued at less than $100, the offense is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500.
• Class B misdemeanor: If the damage is valued at $100 or more but less than $750, the offense is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $2,000.
• Class A misdemeanor: If the damage is valued at $750 or more but less than $2,500, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a fine of up to $4,000.
• State jail felony: If the damage or destruction is inflicted on a place of worship or human burial, a public monument, or a community center that provides medical, social, or educational programs and the amount of the pecuniary loss to real property or to tangible personal property is $750 or more but less than $30,000, the offense is a state jail felony.
• Third-degree felony: If the amount of the pecuniary loss is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000, or the actor, by discharging a firearm or other weapon or by any other means, causes the death of one or more head of cattle or bison or one or more horses, the offense is a third-degree felony.
• Second-degree felony: If bodily injury or death was suffered by any person by reason of the commission of the offense, or the property intended to be damaged or destroyed by the actor was a habitation or a place of assembly or worship, the offense is a second-degree felony.

It is important to note that criminal mischief is not the same as vandalism, although vandalism is a form of criminal mischief.