Texas knife law

[Dr van Nostrom]

I am fairly new here in Houston, Texas, wondering if any body out there has any info on Texas knife law or just as important how the laws are enforced and interpreted?

 

[mwinter]

I offer the following only as reference and suggestion; a person's ability to legally carry any sort of knife varies greatly due location, circumstances, attitude of the individual law officer, etc.
Texas Penal Code 46.01 defines "illegal knife" as having a blade over 5.5 inches, hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by being thrown, dagger, bowie knife, sword, or spear. Carrying the aforementioned is an offense; be aware that the terms "bowie", "dagger", etc. are not cleary explained in the PC.
I suggest obtaining a copy of the Penal Code (university bookstores will have it) and speaking with a lawyer familiar with these sections of the code to get more info.
Hope this helps.

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[LynnBob]

**Insert standard non-lawyer disclaimer here.**

I agree that anything under 5.5 inches that is not sharpened on more than one side is probably ok...in my experience.

I work at a Houston University...and...the Chief of Security explicitly stated in the campus newspaper that guns (even with CHL) were a no-no...but...that knives were fine on campus...as long as they were less than 5.5 inches long.

I remember one time, however, when a colleague needed to cut something. I handed him my Military...and he said..."Oh my God. That can't be legal." Sheeple! Always watch the sheeple...they can cause you trouble even if something is legal.