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As I understood it in the recent 81st Texas legislature assisted opening knives are now clearly defined as non switchblade knives. Correct? As such they are legal to carry? A buddy has a cop for a brother and he says they are still illegal. I am assuming the officer is not up to date with current law? He is new to law enforcement within the last year but I thought I would check here to make sure I am not misunderstanding the new law. Copied from DPS CHL handbook 2009-2010.

(11) "Switchblade knife" means any knife that has a blade that
folds, closes, or retracts into the handle or sheath and that opens automatically
by pressure applied to a button or other device located on the
handle or opens or releases a blade from the handle or sheath by the
force of gravity or by the application of centrifugal force. The term does
not include a knife that has a spring, detent, or other mechanism
designed to create a bias toward closure and that requires exertion
applied to the blade by hand, wrist, or arm to overcome the bias
toward closure and open the knife.