[rmichaelj]

Actually, that has nothing to do with it. The reason given to me (by law enforcement) is that you are much less likely to recover stolen property if it is taken at night.

[GJones2]

I don't understand why it would be more difficult to recover property at night, but looking at the Texas law itself, I see that part 3.A. does seem to have to do with "land or property", and I see no implication of uncertainty about threats to persons. I'll concede that state as an exception. Thanks for the information.