Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 179.001 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
(2) "First responder" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.
(3) "Handgun" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.179.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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