{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.178","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 418.178","heading":"CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OR ASSEMBLY OF WEAPONS.","body":"(a) In this section, \"explosive weapon\" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.\n(b) Information is confidential if it is information collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a governmental entity and:\n(1) is more than likely to assist in the construction or assembly of an explosive weapon or a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon of mass destruction; or\n(2) indicates the specific location of:\n(A) a chemical, biological agent, toxin, or radioactive material that is more than likely to be used in the construction or assembly of such a weapon; or\n(B) unpublished information relating to a potential vaccine or to a device that detects biological agents or toxins.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1312, Sec. 3, eff. June 21, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 418. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER H. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.418.htm#418.178","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"886ce145786a063d0fcaef52c829b38674c41b4a9e14f091bfe33d09ce629bb9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.177","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.179"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}