Is Cattle Rustling Still a Problem?

A crime that seems more at home in a history book or a John Wayne movie—cattle rustling—still plagues the modern West. In Texas, ranchers lose millions of dollars every year to cattle thieves, Julián Aguilar and Miles Hutson report for the Texas Tribune.

Can you still be hung for cattle rustling?

Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging.

Is stealing cattle still a hanging offense in Texas?

Under the current Texas law, theft of less than 10 head of cattle, horses or exotic wildlife is a state jail felony. ... They don't hang rustlers these days, but Montana's Legislature has passed a bill this session to jack-up the penalties not only for the theft of livestock but for illegal branding as well.