For the second time in two months, a district attorney has asked the Texas Office of the Attorney General whether a county is allowed to ban handguns in a justice center.
The Texas Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 273 to prohibit governmental entities from posting signs barring concealed handguns on government premises. Violating the bill could bring a lawsuit by the AG’s office to collect a civil penalty. But courts and court offices may still ban handguns.
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