Concealed Carry on Campus
UT Southwestern Medical Center follows all federal and state laws that pertain to weapons – including handguns – on its campus, while striving to provide a campus environment in which students, post-graduate trainees, staff, faculty, vendors, patients, and visitors can focus on their studies, research, work, and receipt of medical care with minimal distraction.
Legislation passed during the 84th Session of the Texas Legislature allows licensed holders to carry concealed handguns on campuses of institutions of higher education. Even for licensed holders of a valid license to carry (LTC), however, the carrying of concealed handguns is prohibited at UT Southwestern in patient care areas; campus childcare and playground facilities; and in buildings with laboratories where greater than 50 percent of the net assignable square footage contains chemical, biologic agents, and/or potentially explosive gases. Signage has been installed to indicate all of these places on campus.
The carrying of a firearm openly on UT Southwestern property is strictly prohibited. Those with an LTC should review the specific details to ensure they comply with this enforceable policy. UT Southwestern property includes streets, sidewalks or walkways, parking lots, parking garages, off-campus leased facilities, and any facility over which UT Southwestern has control. It also includes UT Southwestern owned or leased vehicles.