This is a sample. Texas is shown here in full, exactly as
it appears in the guide. The bordering states — the part that answers what changes when you
cross — are in the full edition.
Before you go — the short list
The guide opens with this. Every item links to its detail in the full edition.
Carry is workable here — Every valid out-of-state licence, under SB 706 effective 1 Sept 2025. Green means simple, not automatic: the age floor and the off-limits list still apply.Go to it →
Duty to inform: Present the licence when asked for identificationGo to it →
The thing that catches people here. Texas replaced its old patchwork of agreements with blanket recognition of any valid out-of-state handgun licence — a change that only helps a traveler who actually carries a permit. Texas also issues a non-resident LTC.Go to it →
Conditions next door: New Mexico honour some permits with a catch. Check each before you cross.Go to it →
You are on the Mexico border. Taking a firearm across without prior authorisation is a serious criminal offence on both sides.Go to it →
Confirm before you travel. Recognition changes by administrative letter, not only by law. The official page is linked on every card.Go to it →
Texas in full
The whole card, nothing held back.
TXTexasTravel-friendly
Carry rule
Permitless 21+; LTC available, incl. non-resident
Your permit
Every valid out-of-state licence, under SB 706 effective 1 Sept 2025.
Non-resident permit
Yes — issues permits to non-residents.
Tell police?
Present the licence when asked for identification.
Watch this. Texas replaced its old patchwork of agreements with blanket recognition of any valid out-of-state handgun licence — a change that only helps a traveler who actually carries a permit. Texas also issues a non-resident LTC.
Every state on Texas's border, each with the same card you have just read — its tier, its
carry rule, whether it takes your permit, whether it issues to non-residents, its duty to inform,
the quirk that catches travellers there, and a verified link to that state's own live page.
New MexicoOklahomaArkansasLouisiana
Texas is on the Mexico border. The guide carries a full warning on crossing with a firearm; a U.S. permit carries no weight outside the United States.
And what it does not cover
Said plainly, because you should know before you buy. This edition does not carry:
The off-limits list — buildings, posted signs, school zones and their distances
Vehicle carry, and whether a permit changes it
Magazine and ammunition restrictions where they exist
How to apply for this state's own permit
City and county rules that sit on top of state law
Those need research against each state's own sources, and we will not
print what we have not checked. The linked authority on every card is the answer meanwhile
— and it stays current in a way no printed list can.