Texas Concealed Carry Reciprocity Map & Gun Laws

• Carry in bars/restaurants that serve alcohol? You can concealed carry in the restaurant area of an eatery that serves alcohol, unless posted. However, concealed carry is not allowed in bars or the bar areas of restaurants.
• Carry in my vehicle without a permit/license? Yes, only if concealed. 
• Carry in roadside rest areas? Yes.
• Carry in state/national parks, state/national forests, and WMAs? Yes.
• Carry on the campuses of public colleges and universities? Yes, with a permit except in posted areas (a 30.06 sign means one cannot carry a handgun in a certain area even if licensed, and a 30.07 sign means one cannot openly carry a handgun). Private or independent institutions of higher education may  regulate or prohibit the concealed carrying of firearms on their campuses, any grounds or building on which an activity sponsored by the institution is being conducted, or a passenger transportation vehicle owned by the institution. Public colleges and universities are authorized to establish reasonable rules, regulations, or other provisions regarding the carrying of concealed handguns by license holders on the campus or premises of the institution so long as they do no not generally prohibit or have the effect of generally prohibiting license holders from carrying concealed handguns on the campus of the institution.
• Carry in places of worship? Yes, unless they have posted signs prohibiting firearms.

• If given effective notice under Section 30.06 or 30.07 and posted with approved signage:
  • On any portion of a premises located on the campus of an institution of higher education in this state on which the carrying of a concealed handgun is prohibited;
  • On the grounds or building where a high school, collegiate, or professional sporting or interscholastic event is taking place (as of September 1, 2019, handguns can be stored in locked, privately owned or leased motor vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area provided by the district or charter school provided that the handgun, firearm, or ammunition is not in plain view);
  • In a permanent amusement park;
  • On the premises of a church, synagogue or other place of worship;
  • At any meeting of a governmental entity;
• On the physical premises of a school or educational institution, any grounds or building on which an activity sponsored by a school or educational institution is being conducted, or a passenger transportation vehicle of a school or educational institution;
• On the premises of a business that derives 51% or more of its income from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption (these businesses must be posted);
• On the premises of a hospital or nursing home;
• On the premises of a civil commitment facility; and
• On the premises of a correctional facility;
• Anywhere if you are intoxicated; and
• Anywhere if the handgun is un-holstered and in plain view.

[Tex. Pen Code 46.035]

• Anywhere if you are a member of a criminal street gang; and
• Anywhere while engaged in unlawful activity. 

[Tex. Pen Code §§ 46.02(a-1)(c)]

• Within 1,000 feet of any premises the location of which is designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a place of execution on a day that a sentence of death is set to be imposed;
• On the premises of any government court or offices utilized by the court;
• Polling places on election day;
• Premises of a racetrack; and
• Secured area of airport.

[Tex. Pen Code §§ 46.03]

• In any assisted living facility, if posted [Tex. Health & Safety Code § 247.065(b)(9)]; and
• On the premises of public or private employers, other than in a locked, privately owned vehicle in the parking lot, if posted [Texas Govt. Code § 411.203 and Texas Labor Code § 52.061]; and
• Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law or state law or regulation.