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jbarn wrote:

Fibonacci wrote:The Kurth Library in Lufkin has text on the door prohibiting firearms and the text refers to section 30.05! It does not include the 30.06 language.

Is it even possible, by definition, to trespass on public property?

Of course it is.

However, it is a defense under 30.05 if the reason for the prohibited entry was carry under a CHL

"Of course it is."

It seems to me a lot less certain than you state. The first paragraph of 30.05 Criminal Trespass talks in specific language about being on the property of another. How can public property be property of another?

§ 30.05. CRIMINAL TRESPASS. (a) A person commits an
offense if he enters or remains on or in property, including an
aircraft or other vehicle, of another without effective consent or
he enters or remains in a building of another without effective
consent ........

The Kurth Library in Lufkin has text on the door prohibiting firearms and the text refers to section 30.05! It does not include the 30.06 language.

Is it even possible, by definition, to trespass on public property?

The Lufkin library has a notice containing a reference to section 30.05, which is the statute on trespassing. Isn't it impossible to trespass at a public building? I think there may have been some legal rulings on that.

As a rule, I have not gone any building with any kind of pistol denial warning even when it is not a formal and legally correct 30.06 sign, but I think all properties owners that do this improperly are really infringing on my rights of self defense.

The signs about "unlicensed carrying" are moot if you have a carry license.