TexasCHLforum.com

I just answer 'I'm from France'

george wrote:That is interesting. For some reason I was led to believe in a chl class in Texas, that feds were not classified as peace officers in Texas. Does anyone know definitively? Sure wouldn't be the first time I have confused the facts.

That does, however bring up another point, concerning the specific area of authority. I assume an isd cop is considered a bona fide peace officer, but he probably has more authority at his school than outside it.

Assuming a fed is classified in Texas as a peace officer, can he enforce state/local infractions?

In Texas Federal Officers are considered Special Investigators and have power of arrest, search and seizure for felony offenses. it is defined here http://law.onecle.com/texas/criminal-pr ... 22.00.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

As for school resource officers, most K-12 schools I know use regular police officers from the city they are in, so they are have the same authority under as any local cop. Colleges sometimes have their own police force with TCLEOSE certified officers and they will have the same powers as any peace officer in the state of Texas. A lot of their capability to enforce something comes from any agreement they have for jurisdiction with the city or county they are in.

They had this one in Dallas County last week.

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/21813326/ ... ce-between" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The checkpoint totals for Wednesday included:
85 total citations
68 for no Driver's License
1 arrest (possession of controlled substance & child endangerment)
60 tows