Tex. Penal Code § 46.035
This is the official text of Tex. Penal Code § 46.035, part of Texas’s Penal Code — defines crimes and punishments in Texas.
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§ 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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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