Texas knife laws are pretty whacked. It’s the leftover laws from the Indian raid days that are a problem. Blade can’t be more than 4” and so on.
I believe it’s 3” here - which allows for many pocket knives and a lot of people carry them.
Anyways, I’m really wondering about the justification for all the shooting that the cops did.
Texas Penal Code Chpt. 46:
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PE/htm/PE.46.htm
(6) “Illegal knife” means a:
(A) knife with a blade over five and one-half inches;
(B) hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by being thrown;
(C) dagger, including but not limited to a dirk, stiletto, and poniard;
(D) bowie knife;
(E) sword; or
(F) spear.