Texas statute
Tex. Penal Code § 46.035 — Unlawful carrying of handgun by license holder
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 46: WEAPONS, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 46.035
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person under the authority of Subchapter H , Chapter 411 , Government Code, and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another person in a public place. It is an exception to the application of this subsection that the handgun was partially or wholly visible but was: (1) carried in a holster by the license holder; or (2) in a holster, and the handgun and the license holder were in a motor vehicle.
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