PLACES WEAPONS PROHIBITED.
A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, location-restricted knife, club, or prohibited weapon:
– on the physical premises of a school or educational institution, any grounds or building on which an activity sponsored by a school or educational institution is being conducted, or a passenger transportation vehicle of a school or educational institution, whether the school or educational institution is public or private, unless:
– pursuant to written regulations or written authorization of the institution; or
– the person possesses or goes with a concealed handgun that the person is licensed to carry, and no other weapon to which this section applies, on the premises of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education, on any grounds or building on which an activity sponsored by the institution is being conducted, or in a passenger transportation vehicle of the institution;
– on the premises of a polling place on the day of an election or while early voting is in progress;
– on the premises of any government court or offices utilized by the court, unless pursuant to written regulations or written authorization of the court;
– on the premises of a racetrack;
– in or into a secured area of an airport;
– within 1,000 feet of premises the location of which is designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a place of execution, on a day that a sentence of death is set to be imposed on the designated premises and the person received notice that:
– going within 1,000 feet of the premises with a weapon listed under this subsection was prohibited; or
– possessing a weapon listed within 1,000 feet of the premises was prohibited;
– on the premises of a business that has a permit or license issued if the business derives 51 percent or more of its income from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption;
– on the premises where a high school, collegiate, or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking place, unless the person is a participant in the event and a firearm, location-restricted knife, club, or prohibited weapon is used in the event;
– on the premises of a correctional facility;
– on the premises of a civil commitment facility;
– on the premises of a hospital licensed, or on the premises of a nursing facility, unless the person has written authorization of the hospital or nursing facility administration, as appropriate;
– on the premises of a mental hospital, unless the person has written authorization of the mental hospital administration;
– in an amusement park; or
– in the room or rooms where a meeting of a governmental entity is held, if the meeting is an open meeting, and if the entity provided notice as required by that chapter.
A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a partially or wholly visible handgun, regardless of whether the handgun is holstered, on or about the license holder’s person, and intentionally or knowingly displays the handgun in plain view of another person:
– on the premises of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education; or
– on any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education.
A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on the campus of a private or independent institution of higher education in this state that has established rules, regulations, or other provisions prohibiting license holders from carrying handguns, or on the grounds or building on which an activity sponsored by such an institution is being conducted, or in a passenger transportation vehicle of such an institution, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed, provided the institution gives effective notice.
A license holder commits an offense if the license holder intentionally carries a concealed handgun on a portion of a premises located on the campus of an institution of higher education in this state on which the carrying of a concealed handgun is prohibited by rules, regulations, or other provisions, provided the institution gives effective notice.
It is a defense to prosecution under Subsections (a)(1)-(4) that the actor possessed a firearm while in the actual discharge of his official duties as a member of the armed forces or national guard or a guard employed by a penal institution, or an officer of the court.
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