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Texas Local Knife-Law Preemption (2026)

Permitted: Tex. Local Gov't Code 229.001 bars municipalities from adopting or enforcing regulations on the carrying, ownership or transport of knives — statewide preemption of local knife ordinances.

PermittedVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Local Knife-Law Preemption in states bordering Texas

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ArkansasPermitted
Yes — Act 161 of 2025 amended 14-16-504 and 14-54-1411 so local governments may not regulate the ownership, transport, carrying or possession of knives.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · Full Arkansas rule →
LouisianaPermitted
Yes — La. R.S. 40:1796, amended by Act 59 (eff. Aug 1 2024), bars any political subdivision from regulating knives/edged weapons more restrictively than state law; conflicting local rules are void.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legis.la.gov · Full Louisiana rule →
New MexicoConditional
New Mexico's preemption reaches only firearms, not knives, so cities regulate them — Albuquerque bars carrying concealed daggers, switchblades and dirk knives (ABQ Code 12-2-8).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: codelibrary.amlegal.com · Full New Mexico rule →
OklahomaPermitted
21 O.S. 1289.24 preempts the entire field touching knives, voiding any municipal knife ordinance (only a school knife-possession policy is excepted).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: oscn.net · Full Oklahoma rule →

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