As per the law not closer than 1,000 ft of the school property. Hard to avoid.
Read about all gun laws applyting to Texans
http://poetryshootingclub.com/summary-gun-laws-applying-texans/

I found this informative hope you do also

This law has been changed. Now you can have a firearm in your vehicle in the parking lot of a school as long as you do not enter
the premises (building). I don't claim to know all the laws but the 1000 foot rule doesn't apply anymore. In Georgetown, Tx
Guns Plus is located directly across the street from Georgetown High School.

State law:
Sec. 46.03. PLACES WEAPONS PROHIBITED. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in Section 46.05(a):

(1) 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, whether the school or educational institution is public or private, unless pursuant to written regulations or written authorization of the institution;
Federal law:
http://www.atf.gov/files/publications/download/p/atf-p-5300-4.pdf

See page 11

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PE/htm/PE.46.htm

Sec. 46.03. PLACES WEAPONS PROHIBITED. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in Section 46.05(a):

(1) 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, whether the school or educational institution is public or private, unless pursuant to written regulations or written authorization of the institution;

(2) on the premises of a polling place on the day of an election or while early voting is in progress;

(3) on the premises of any government court or offices utilized by the court, unless pursuant to written regulations or written authorization of the court;

(4) on the premises of a racetrack;

(5) in or into a secured area of an airport; or

(6) within 1,000 feet of premises the location of which is designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a place of execution under Article 43.19, Code of Criminal Procedure, on a day that a sentence of death is set to be imposed on the designated premises and the person received notice that:

(A) going within 1,000 feet of the premises with a weapon listed under this subsection was prohibited; or

(B) possessing a weapon listed under this subsection within 1,000 feet of the premises was prohibited.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsections (a)(1)-(4) that the actor possessed a firearm while in the actual discharge of his official duties as a member of the armed forces or national guard or a guard employed by a penal institution, or an officer of the court.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Premises" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.035.

(2) "Secured area" means an area of an airport terminal building to which access is controlled by the inspection of persons and property under federal law.


(3) "Premises" means a building or a portion of a building. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.

So are you saying that if my house is within 1000' of a school I can not have guns in my home?

That would also mean that anyone living on or driving down the 3 major roads in Benbrook, Winscott, Hwy 377 and Mercedes, are subject to prosecution.
The "GUN FREE ZONE" laws are grossly misworded and misunderstood.
The purpose of the GFZ laws are to give stiffer penalties for other illegal activities just like many other laws. Burglary is one charge but ARMED burglary is a stiffer charge because of the use of a weapon.

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Texas law -
Penal Code 46.035 (b)(2) - "on the premises where a high school, collegiate, or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking place......"

Then Penal Code 46.035 (f)(3) defines premises –– "Premises" means a building or portion of a building. The term DOES NOT INCLUDE any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, PARKING LOT, parking garage, or other parking area.

Federal Law -
18 USC 922(q)(1) Federal Gun-Free School Zones

(2)(A) It shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm that has moved in or that otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.
(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the possession of a firearm--

(i) on private property not part of school grounds;
(ii) if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license;

If you are a Texas CHL holder, you may carry in the parking lot, on the sidewalk, etc. You may not enter the building. That is my take anyhow.

Correct. One thing to be careful about is carrying it on school grounds outside of the vehicle, and that it specifies public or private driveway, then does not say public or private sidewalk or walkway. There are a couple of cases pending on this issue, and we're awaiting an AG's opinion on several more.

Several inner city districts are claiming 30.06 protection and posting signs;
Another is claiming that since the parking lots have a guard gate/shack, they are not public and are a secured area;
Another is questioning school events at other places, the one in question was a school golf tournament at a country club.... during that tournament, it was school grounds...where a sporting event was taking place.

Another is that sporting event is listed separately and specifically bans firearms by CHL's, even though it may be a public sidewalk leading up to and even inside a football stadium.



Here's my laymans advice.... leave the gun in the vehicle on school grounds, and if the school is so dangerous you need to carry outside of your vehicle, FIND ANOTHER SCHOOL FOR YOUR KID.

Another case pending out there is where the building starts... at the roofline, outer or inner doors, etc.