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Originally Posted by 64zebra
(the director of TPWD made his "proclomation after the law was passed, I guess to make him look good?)
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Actually, I always got the impression that it was more of a matter of ensuring his employees would all be on the same page, and that none of them would be trying to skirt the law by claiming their park is special. By having the policy state that the privilege of changing that rule is reserved to the Executive Director, he forces any ranger who wants to try it to ask permission, thus exposing the potential problem. AFAIK, it has never been exercised, and likely wouldn't stand up if challenged unless the park area in question became a prohibited place under some other section. (school event, court, site of an execution, polling place, etc.)