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Title 5 — MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
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Chapter 179 — AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN FIRST RESPONDERS TO CARRY HANDGUN
DISCHARGE OF HANDGUN.
Tex. LOC. GOV'T Code § 179.055.
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A first responder may discharge a handgun while on duty only in self-defense. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.
← Tex. LOC. GOV'T Code § 179.054.
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TX Statutes (Official Site)
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https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/
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