Unfortunately, you forgot to read the next section which shows a machete is clearly a knife, and based on this section, an illegal one to boot.TX Rancher wrote:I don't think it fits the definitions of illegal weapons.
(A) knife with a blade over five and one-half
inches; It's not a knife, so the length is not the issue...
46.01(7)
"Knife" means any bladed hand instrument that is capable of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by cutting or stabbing a person with the instrument.
As much as we would like to think of things our own way, in most cases, those darn lawyers beat us to it and wrote the law clearly.
Sorry, Kevin and TX Rancher, but a machete is an illegal knife.
So, to address the original question, I would point out that unlawfully carrying only applies to "on or about your person". In other words, driving to your property with the machete in your trunk (or the toolbox/bed of your pickup) would be legal.