Texas law forbids the use of a gun on a person for anything other than self defense. You can not play Rambo and chase people on public roads and discharging a gun because they stole property...you can't shoot a thief in the back if they are fleeing your property WITH your property...NOW if for example you are sitting in your car and a nut job walks up to you with a crow bar and waves it at you...BAM his ass can be all yours!
Yes you can defend and recover property with deadly force under certain circumstances.