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seamusTX wrote:I'll bet that when the Blanton Museum needs police services, they call the UT police; and if you asked the UT police, they would say it's off-limits.
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You could always call their security director from a pay phone and ask. His number is on the web site.

Yeah but I bet they will also tell me that the parking lots are off-limits, the public streets that go through the campus are off-limits, etc. I mean, UT is a huge campus. The Blanton is not in proximity of or adjacent to any building where they actually have classes.

Howabout the Frank Erwin Center? Let's say I go to the Circus there... is that "the premises of a school"? It's owned by UT. I find the Erwin Center to be no different than a museum in terms of it being a public venue, not used for education, that is owned and operated by UT.

BTW I am only discussing this for the sake of information and education for all of us. I don't plan to carry in any of these "gray area" places. I am not arguing, just probing for more detailed or specific answers.

OK, so what is the consensus then?

Is it prohibited to carry on any school property?

Across from my office there is a plat of land that happens to belong to the University of Texas. It's vacant land. Can I not carry on this piece of vacant land because it belongs to UT?

Or does the school property have to be used as a school, as in, students present, teachers teaching, etc.? Not talking about a sporting event. But what about property that belongs to a public school district? What about a church that also has a private school on site, does the entire church become a "school" then?

This appears to be a big gray area to say the least.

I don't think the Blanton Art Museum qualifies as the "premises of a school". But it is a building that is owned and operated by UT.

So, is this place off-limits?

It's not posted.

It is at least proximate to UT property.

It claims to be a part of the University of Texas, but I can find no real information as to whether or not this is considered the "premises" of a school.

We went last weekend. I left the gun in the car.

Any input?