Effective Dates: August 1, 2016 for all state 4-year colleges and universities; August 1, 2017 for all state 2-year and junior colleges.
The new Texas law permits individuals who have obtained a concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry their loaded, concealed weapon in college and university buildings. Each college and university may determine certain sensitive areas and buildings* where concealed weapons will continue to be prohibited. Each college and university must publically display campus policies on the official school website, as well as widely publicizing it among correspondence with the institution’s faculty, staff, and students. Previous laws permitting the concealed carry with a license on open campus grounds and in locked vehicles in parking lots will remain unchanged (see note #1 below).
Link to law: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/pdf/SB00011F.pdf#navpanes=0
#1 NOTE – EXCEPTION FOR GUNS IN VEHICLES (this exception remains in place with respect to new law taking effect in 2016/2017)
On June 14, 2013, Governor Perry signed into law SB 1907, which states that an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education may not adopt or enforce any rule, regulation, or other provision or take any other action, including posting notice under Section 30.06, Penal Code, prohibiting or placing restrictions on the storage or transportation of a firearm or ammunition in a locked, privately owned or leased motor vehicle by a person, including a student enrolled at that institution, who holds a license to carry a concealed handgun and lawfully possesses the firearm or ammunition:
(1) on a street or driveway located on the campus of the institution; or
(2) in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area located on the campus of the institution.
The Act took effect September 1, 2013.
Texas’ Colleges Where Concealed Guns on Campus are Permitted by Law
| College | Town | Type (4 year, 2 year, private) |
| Alamo College District | San Antonio | 2 year |
| Alvin Community College | Brazoria County | 2 year |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | 2 year |
| Angelina College | Lufkin | 2 year |
| Angelo State University | San Angleo | 4 year |
| Austin Community College | Austin | 2 year |
| Blinn College | Brenham | 2 year |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | 2 year |
| Central Texas College | Killeen | 2 year |
| Cisco College | Cisco | 2 year |
| Clerendon College | Clerendon | 2 year |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville | 2 year |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | 2 year |
| Collin College | Collin County | 2 year |
| Dallas County Community College | Dallas County | 2 year |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | 2 year |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | 2 year |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger | 2 year |
| Galveston College | Galveston | 2 year |
| Grayson College | Denison | 2 year |
| Hill College | Hillsboro | 2 year |
| Houston Community College | Houston | 2 year |
| Howard College | Big Spring | 2 year |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | 2 year |
| Lamar University | Beaumont | 4 year |
| Laredo Community College | Laredo | 2 year |
| Lee College | Baytown | 2 year |
| Lone Star College | Houston | 2 year |
| McLennen College | McLennan County | 2 year |
| Midland College | Midland | 2 year |
| Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls | 2 year |
| Navarro College | Navarro | 2 year |
| North Central Texas College | Cooke, Denton, Montague Counties | 2 year |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Titus County | 2 year |
| Odessa College | Odessa | 2 year |
| Panola College | Carthage | 2 year |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | 2 year |
| Prairie View A&M University | Prairie View | 4 year |
| Ranger College | Ranger | 2 year |
| Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | 4 year |
| San Jacinto College | Houston | 2 year |
| South Plains College | Levelland | 2 year |
| South Texas College | Rio Grande Valley | 2 year |
| Southwest Texas Junior College | Uvalde County | 2 year |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | Nacogdoches | 4 year |
| Sul Ross State University | Alpine | 4 year |
| Tarleton State University | Stephenville | 4 year |
| Tarrant County Community College | Tarrant County | 2 year |
| Temple Junior College | Temple | 2 year |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | 2 year |
| Texas A&M International University | Lerado | 2 year |
| Texas A&M University | College Station | 4 year |
| Texas A&M University – Central Texas | Killeen | 4 year |
| Texas A&M University – Commerce | Commerce | 4 year |
| Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | 4 year |
| Texas A&M University – Kingsville | Kingsville | 4 year |
| Texas A&M University – San Antonio | San Antonio | 4 year |
| Texas A&M University – Texarkana | Texarkana | 4 year |
| Texas State University | San Marco | 4 year |
| Texas Southern University | Houston | 4 year |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock | 4 year |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Lubbock | 4 year |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – El Paso | El Paso | 4 year |
| Texas Woman’s University | Denton | 4 year |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | 2 year |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | 2 year |
| University of Houston | Houston | 4 year |
| University of Houston – Clear Lake | Clear Lake | 4 year |
| University of Houston – Clear Lake | Downtown | 4 year |
| University of Houston – Victoria | Victoria | 4 year |
| University of North Texas | Denton | 4 year |
| University of North Texas at Dallas | Dallas | 4 year |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center | Fort Worth | 4 year |
| University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | 4 year |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin | 4 year |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Dallas | 4 year |
| University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso | 4 year |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | 4 year |
| University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | 4 year |
| University of Texas of the Permian Basin | Odessa | 4 year |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Rio Grande Valley | 4 year |
| Vernon College | Vernon | 2 year |
| Victoria College | Victoria | 2 year |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford | 2 year |
| West Texas A&M University | Canyon | 4 year |
| Wharton Junior College | Wharton | 2 year |
INFORMATION REGARDING CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITTING IN TEXAS
SEE: Texas Department of Public Safety Handgun Licensing
Disclaimer: Policies are subject to change at any time, both during and between school years. In addition, individual school policies commonly include more details than can be succinctly captured by ArmedCampuses.org. Each school should be consulted for its most accurate, up-to-date policy.http://www.alamo.edu/district/campuscarry/
