# 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.13: 37 TAC § 2.13. No Relationship to License to Carry a Handgun

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## Section

- **Citation:** 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.13
- **Heading:** 37 TAC § 2.13. No Relationship to License to Carry a Handgun
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS / Part 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY / Chapter 2 CAPITOL ACCESS PASS / 37 TAC § 2.13

## Text

(a) The pass confers no rights or privileges beyond
 the access to the Capitol and the Capitol Extension otherwise provided
 to a person who presents a license to carry a handgun issued under
 Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H. The possession of a Capitol
 access pass does not authorize a person to carry a handgun.
(b) The approval of an application for a Capitol access
 pass has no bearing on a person's eligibility for a license to carry
 a handgun. All applications, fees, reviews, or adverse actions relating
 to a pass are independent of such matters as they may relate to a
 license to carry a handgun or application for such license.

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