(a) Firearms, explosive weapons, illegal knives, clubs, and knuckles, as defined in the Texas Penal Code, §46.01, and prohibited weapons as defined in the Texas Penal Code, §46.06, are not permitted in state buildings or on state grounds covered under this subchapter, except in the possession of:
  (1) a licensed peace officer;
  (2) as to a handgun or nightstick, a properly licensed private security officer while working under an approved department contract and the contract authorizes the use of an armed guard; or
  (3) a person who is licensed to carry a handgun, under Texas Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H, or those who are 21 years of age or older and not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm provided that such a person may only carry a handgun in a place and under circumstances where not otherwise prohibited by law.
(b) Violations of laws relating to weapons will be prosecuted under the applicable statute. Violations of this section which are not otherwise a violation of a particular statute, will be prosecuted under Texas Government Code, §411.065.

Source Note: The provisions of this §8.7 adopted to be effective January 10, 2016, 41 TexReg 490; amended to be effective January 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 29