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Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.206

LIMITED AUTHORITY TO CARRY FIREARMS

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Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.206, LIMITED AUTHORITY TO CARRY FIREARMS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/703120
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(a) An individual acting as a personal protection officer may not carry a firearm unless the officer: (1) is either: (A) engaged in the exclusive performance of the officer's duties as a personal protection officer for the employer under whom the officer's personal protection officer license is issued; or (B) traveling to or from the officer's place of assignment; and (2) carries the officer's security officer commission and personal protection officer license on the officer's person while performing the officer's duties or traveling as described by Subdivision (1) and presents the commission and license on request. (b) An individual who is acting as a personal protection officer and is wearing the uniform of a security officer, including any uniform or apparel described by Section 1702.323(d), may not conceal any firearm the individual is carrying and shall carry the firearm in plain view. An individual who is acting as a personal protection officer and is not wearing the uniform of a security officer shall conceal the firearm, regardless of whether the individual is authorized to openly carry the firearm under any other law.