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Tex. Penal Code § 42.05 (2026)
Disrupting Meeting Or Procession
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Sec. 42.05. DISRUPTING MEETING OR PROCESSION. (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, whether in person or virtual, the person obstructs or interferes with the meeting, procession, or gathering by:
(1) physical action;
(2) verbal utterance; or
(3) electronic disturbance, including hacking, of any virtual component of the meeting, procession, or gathering.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 253 (H.B. 5238), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases, 1984–2019 · leading case: Morehead v. State, 807 S.W.2d 577 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
Morehead v. State, 807 S.W.2d 577 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). “Tex. Penal Code § 42.05. The jury assessed punishment at incarceration for 30 days, probated, and a fine of $250.”
State v. Markovich, 77 S.W.3d 274 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). “Tex. Pen.Code § 42.05. Appellee filed a pre-trial motion to quash the complaint by attacking the constitutionality of § 42.”
Olvera v. State, 806 S.W.2d 546 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). “[12] In Morehead , we recently applied a narrowing construction to Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 42.05, which prohibits a person with the intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, to obstruct or interfere with the meeting, procession, or gathering by…”
Morehead v. State, 746 S.W.2d 830 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1988). “Gardell Anthony Morehead was convicted of disrupting a lawful meeting, a violation of TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 42.05 (Vernon 1974).”
Al-Omari v. State, 673 S.W.2d 892 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1984). “TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 42.05 (Vernon 1974).”
State v. Markovich, 34 S.W.3d 21 (Tex. App.—Austin 2000). “See Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 42.05 (West 1994). 1 At issue is whether section 42.”
Shemwell v. Cannon, 352 F. Supp. 3d 690 (N.D. Tex. 2019). “01(a)(2), displaying a firearm in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm, Tex. Penal Code § 42.”
Olvera v. State, 806 S.W.2d 546 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). “12 In Morehead , we recently applied a narrowing construction to Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 42.05, which prohibits a person with the intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, to obstruct or interfere with the meeting, procession, or gathering by…”
Peggy Mize & L. D. Mize v. Rosemary T. Swetland, No. 12-00-00207-CV (Tex. App.—Tyler Aug. 15, 2001). “See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 42.05 (Vernon 1994).”
State v. Thomas Markovich, No. 03-00-00008-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 19, 2000). “On November 14, 1998, former President George Bush gave a speech in the House of Representatives chamber of the Texas Capitol.”
Tex. Penal Code § 42.05(a): 1 case
Shemwell v. Cannon, 352 F. Supp. 3d 690 (N.D. Tex. 2019). “01(a)(2), displaying a firearm in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm, Tex. Penal Code § 42.”
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