Tex. Pen. Code § 37.03 : PENAL CODE — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION — PERJURY AND OTHER FALSIFICATION — Aggravated Perjury TEXT PDF (a) A person commits an offense if he commits perjury as defined in Section 37.02, and the false statement: (1) is made during or in connection with an official proceeding; and (2) is material. (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. Tex. Pen. Code § 37.03 Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. 9/1/1994. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1974.