Read and learn...
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/LG/htm/LG.229.htm
Sec. 229.002. REGULATION OF DISCHARGE OF WEAPON. A municipality may not apply a regulation relating to the discharge of firearms or other weapons in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality or in an area annexed by the municipality after September 1, 1981, if the firearm or other weapon is:
(1) a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and arrow discharged:
(A) on a tract of land of 10 acres or more and more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and
(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or
(2) a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any caliber discharged:
(A) on a tract of land of 50 acres or more and more than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and
(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 18 (S.B. 734), Sec. 4, eff. May 3, 2005.
If you have the wherewithal to build berms, including wing walls, it will make you chance of problems smaller and probably increase your peace of mind.That section places limits on what a city or county is allowed to make ordinances on. It's not the state saying you have to have the much land, it's the state saying if a county or city places ordinances on such things they can't be more restrictive than that.
The piece of property were closing on is significantly smaller than 50 acres but is long and skinny making a couple of hundred yard range a plausible thing. I'll contact the county sheriff.
Then again B Tactical range isn't far from the place either might might be worth the cost hassle of building good tall berms.
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Sec. 229.003. REGULATION OF DISCHARGE OF WEAPON BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality located wholly or partly in a county:
(1) with a population of 750,000 or more;
(2) in which all or part of a municipality with a population of one million or more is located; and
(3) that is located adjacent to a county with a population of two million or more.
Maybe Charlie could write a compendium of state firearm law that is readable and posted as a sticky.
I only mentioned it as if the local LE doesn't enforce but someone complains, you could be in hot water.
Negative on the "compendium" thingy " It's just that every few months folks come along and inquire about shooting on their property, ac. minimums, etc. And our good members start quoting laws and regulations regarding all kinds of property "regs.", etc.) all over the state, etc., etc. The "ten acre" thing is always the first thing that's stated. Then folks think you've got to have ten acres to discharge a firearm. That isn't necessarily true for every area in Texas. And again, what is true for one county may, or may not, be true for another.
I’m confused.... TEXAS laws ? (And California relates how?)
That is one thing I miss about California is the vast amounts of public land.
Texas really has nothing like that. Most property is private and what is deemed parks and whatnot is pretty tightly controlled on what you can and can't do with few exceptions.