Yes, somebody is leaving out important details. Florida has some of the better self-defense laws in the nation. There is no way that someone shot a knife-wielding intruder in the midst of a home invasion and went to jail for it. There are missing facts to that story.
Here is the current Florida definition of "deadly force":
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776.06 Deadly force.--
(1) The term "deadly force" means force that is likely to cause death or great bodily harm and includes, but is not limited to:
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A good case discussing the distinction of whether a knife is deadly force under Florida law is
Waldo vs. State of Florida, 728 So. 2d 280 (1999)
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Note the sentence on not provoking the attacker. It is entirely possible that a person could come in uninvited and then you escalate the situation to provoke a fight.
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You have misunderstood Texas law. A home invader would fall under other sections of 9.32 and isn't subject to the section you quoted, which deals with the duty to retreat while out in public.