Texas Walmart shopper tries to buy a baby boy from his mother for $500,000

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@anon87143080

Why is attempting to purchase a person only a third degree felony in Texas? And why does Texas rank this lower in severity than, say, forgery (a non-violent crime)?

Could it have something to do with which folks tend to be the victims of those crimes, vs. the perpetrators?