{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.125","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 37.125","heading":"EXHIBITION, USE, OR THREAT OF EXHIBITION OR USE OF FIREARMS.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if, in a manner intended to cause alarm or personal injury to another person or to damage school property, the person intentionally:\n(1) exhibits or uses a firearm:\n(A) in or on any property, including a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area, that is owned by a private or public school; or\n(B) on a school bus being used to transport children to or from school-sponsored activities of a private or public school;\n(2) threatens to exhibit or use a firearm in or on property described by Subdivision (1)(A) or on a bus described by Subdivision (1)(B) and was in possession of or had immediate access to the firearm; or\n(3) threatens to exhibit or use a firearm in or on property described by Subdivision (1)(A) or on a bus described by Subdivision (1)(B).\n(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) is a third degree felony.\n(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2112), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 795 (H.B. 2880), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE G. SAFE SCHOOLS","CHAPTER 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER","SUBCHAPTER E. PENAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.37.htm#37.125","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"9678b74c4a6de3f5d7df4dea2668e14c1928e47a6e88269e7c1c3ffd694e4d0c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.124","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}