I researched this awhile back and could not find any clues that TPWD Executive Director Orders have a 'shelf life,' nor any order that supersedes this. I also do not know what authority the Executive Director thinks he has to prohibit all firearms in any location - certainly nothing under the CHL statutes, and none under the TPWD ones as far as I looked, but I did not read the whole TPWD code, nevermind the whole Texas code. See your lawyer for that!TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 98-001
Nothing in the Public Hunting Lands Proclamation or State Parks Proclamation prohibits
a person from possessing a concealed handgun, loaded or unloaded, under the authority
of a concealed handgun licensed issued by this state or any other state. Person carrying
concealed handguns must comply with all concealed handgun laws.
The Executive Director reserves the right to prohibit the carrying of all firearms during
certain events or in certain locations on Department lands.
This order is issued pursuant to Title 31, Texas Administrative Code, Sections 59.134(f)(1)
and 69.199 and is effective immediately.
Signed this 8th day of July, 1998.
<signed>
Andrew Sansom
Executive Director
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Re: Firearm in a state park?
In addition to what's been said above, if you search enough of the threads on this site, or tramp around the TWPD site enough, you will come up a copy of TWPD Executive Director Order no. 98-001. I haven't ever got around to learning to post images on this site, but the text reads: