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, he obstructs or interferes with the meeting, procession, or gathering by physical action or verbal utterance.
(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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 9 - Offenses Against Public Order and Decency
Chapter 42 - Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses
Section 42.01. Disorderly Conduct
Section 42.03. Obstructing Highway or Other Passageway
Section 42.04. Defense When Conduct Consists of Speech or Other Expression
Section 42.05. Disrupting Meeting or Procession
Section 42.055. Funeral Service Disruptions
Section 42.06. False Alarm or Report
Section 42.0601. False Report to Induce Emergency Response
Section 42.061. Silent or Abusive Calls to 9-1-1 Service
Section 42.062. Interference With Emergency Request for Assistance
Section 42.08. Abuse of Corpse
Section 42.09. Cruelty to Livestock Animals
Section 42.091. Attack on Assistance Animal
Section 42.092. Cruelty to Nonlivestock Animals
Section 42.11. Destruction of Flag
Section 42.12. Discharge of Firearm in Certain Municipalities