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Texas airports get ready for state's new 'open carry' gun law

Signs like this are now posted at Houston George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports. (Photo: Houston Airport System)

Airports in Texas are posting signs and issuing memos in advance of the state's new "open carry" law, which goes into effect tomorrow, Jan. 1, 2016.

The law allows legally licensed handgun owners to openly carry a holstered gun in public but, as the Houston Airport System notes, "there still are some restrictions in certain locations, including at airports."

A statement outlining what the new state rules mean for passengers and employees at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) and Ellington Airport (EFD) - and presumably other airports in the state - says gun owners with properly licensed and displayed guns (as well as gun owners with licenses for concealed weapons) "can have their gun in public areas only, like baggage, ticketing, garages and public sidewalks or walkways."