Section 437.210 - Interference With Texas Military Forces(a) A person commits an offense if the person physically and intentionally hinders, delays, or obstructs or intentionally attempts to hinder, delay, or obstruct a portion of the Texas military forces on active duty in performance of a military duty.(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor.(c) The commanding officer of a portion of the Texas military forces parading or performing a military duty in a street or highway may require a person in the street or highway to yield the right-of-way to the forces, except that the commanding officer may not interfere with the carrying of the United States mail, a legitimate function of the police, or the progress or operation of an emergency medical services provider or fire department.(d) During an occasion of duty, a commanding officer may detain a person who: (1) trespasses on a place of duty;(2) interrupts or molests the orderly discharge of duty by those under orders; or(3) disturbs or prevents the passage of troops going to or coming from duty.(e) The commanding officer shall make a reasonable effort to forward detained individuals to civil authorities as soon as practicable.Tex. Gov't. Code § 437.210
Added by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1217,Sec. 1.01, eff. 9/1/2013.