The exemption was for off duty cops. Texas law does not allow the prosicution for criminal trespass if it's because of a gun and the person is a cop.roadkill wrote:NFL probably only granted the exemption since carry isn't allowed anyway. this way they look good while still having firearms banned from their stadiums.
Criminal Trespass PC 30.05
(i) This section does not apply if:
(1) the basis on which entry on the property or land or in the building was forbidden is that entry with a handgun or other weapon was forbidden; and
(2) the actor at the time of the offense was a peace officer, including a commissioned peace officer of a recognized state, or a special investigator under Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure, regardless of whether the peace officer or special investigator was engaged in the actual discharge of an official duty while carrying the weapon.
So you can't put charges on them and while it may be legal to remove them how do you do that without liability? That and the Departments that do security for the Texas teams just said no.