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.
Legislative history
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.