{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-179.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 179.055","heading":"DISCHARGE OF HANDGUN.","body":"A first responder may discharge a handgun while on duty only in self-defense.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE C. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 179. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN FIRST RESPONDERS TO CARRY HANDGUN","SUBCHAPTER B. AUTHORITY AND REQUIREMENTS TO CARRY HANDGUN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.179.htm#179.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"0b8068da7481da08ba4a1a61033868c6082982662affecf83447ff042f8a5d82","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-179.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-179.056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}