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If you aren't afraid of the non-threatening little girl and she causes no injury, that might be considered an attempted theft.

There is no such thing as attempted theft in Texas.

What separates theft from robbery is the use of force or the threat of force.

If someone demands something from you ...

Lets say he walks up and, as expected, demands your wallet, keys, & your watch. No sign of a weapon yet. What do you do?

That is called robbery.

There is no such thing as attempted robbery in Texas.

Once he demands money, deadly force is justified.