Ticket switching is a form of retail theft where a person switches the price tag of an item with a lower-priced one to pay less money for it. It is also known as fraudulent price tags. This practice is illegal and considered a serious crime in many states, including Texas. The act of switching or altering a price tag is illegal in Texas, and a person can be charged with a crime if they alter, conceal, remove, or destroy a price tag. The punishment for price tag switching varies from a Class C misdemeanor to a first-degree felony, depending on the value of the item and the number of prior convictions. While ticket switching is often associated with shoplifting, it is a separate crime that carries its own penalties. It is important to note that a person can be charged with price tag switching even if they did not do it intentionally, such as if an employee put the wrong tag on the item or another customer switched it without their knowledge.