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If you are evading arrest for a felony offense, when you are arrested your charge will be for whatever the original offense was.

On the other hand, if you were in custody and then fled, you would be charged with the original crime PLUS the offense of being an escapee.

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Q: What may the punishment be on a felony evading arrest in Texas?
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