A word defined in the Texas Penal Code or the Texas Family Code has the meaning it has therein, except as otherwise specifically provided in this article:
Air soft gun.
A spring-operated, gas-operated, or battery-powered replica firearm made of hard plastic or light metal that fires plastic or other nonmetallic projectiles.
Guardian.
A person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of a minor, or a public or private agency with whom a minor has been placed by a court.
Insufficient control.
Failure by a parent or guardian to take any reasonable action to monitor, influence, or modify the conduct and activities of a minor or to take adequate measures to reasonably obtain knowledge about the whereabouts and activities of a minor.
Minor.
Any person seventeen (17) years of age or younger.
Paintball gun.
A device designed and used to propel, by compressed air, gas, springs, or any other method, a capsule containing paint.
Parent.
A person at least eighteen (18) years of age or older who is a natural parent, adoptive parent, or stepparent of another person.
(Ordinance 06-05-01, sec. 1, adopted 5/8/06; Ordinance 06-05-01 adopted 4/12/2021)
(a) 
A person who violates any part of this article commits an offense classified as a class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00. A person may be found guilty of a separate offense for each separate day or part of a day during which the violation is committed, continued, or permitted.
(b) 
In the discretion of the judge of the municipal court, a person who violates this article may be ordered to perform community service or may be ordered to attend a program or class, including a parenting class or a parental responsibility class, as provided by Code of Criminal Procedure article 45.057, which is attached to Ordinance 06-05-01, on file in the office of the city secretary.
(c) 
The penalties for violation of this article may be cumulative of any state law providing for civil liability of minors or a minor’s parents.
(Ordinance 06-05-01, sec. 6, adopted 5/8/06)
This article hereby incorporates by reference and adopts Texas Penal Code section 28.03, entitled “Criminal Mischief.” This article hereby amends Penal Code section 28.03(a)(3) as follows: “(a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner: […] (3) he intentionally or knowingly makes markings, including but not limited to inscriptions, slogans, drawings, or paintings, on the tangible property of the owner, whether or not through the use of any tool, instrument or device, including but not limited to the discharge of a paintball gun.”
(Ordinance 06-05-01, sec. 3, adopted 5/8/06)
The following acts are prohibited and shall constitute an offense under the terms of this article:
(1) 
The possession of a paintball gun or air soft gun by a minor on city or public property.
(2) 
The discharge of a paintball gun or air soft gun against any person, property, or animal on city or public property.
(3) 
The discharge of a paintball gun in or about private property without the consent of the property owner or person in charge of such property. All paintball discharges shall be performed in a manner that ensures the associated paint splatter is confined to the property on which the use of paintball guns has been authorized.
(4) 
The discharge of an air soft gun in or about private property without the consent of the property owner or person in charge of such property. All air soft gun discharges shall be performed in a manner that ensures the associated plastic or other nonmetallic projectiles are confined to the property on which the use of air soft guns has been authorized.
(Ordinance 06-05-01, sec. 4, adopted 5/8/06; ; Ordinance 06-05-01 adopted 4/12/2021)
A parent or guardian of a minor commits an offense if he or she knowingly permits, or by insufficient control allows, the minor to violate section 8.04.004 or section 8.04.005 of this article. The term “knowingly” includes knowledge which a parent should reasonably be expected to have concerning the activities and whereabouts of a minor in such parent’s custody. It shall be prima facie evidence of violation of this section if a parent or guardian with custody of a minor has no knowledge of such minor’s activities or whereabouts.
(Ordinance 06-05-01, sec. 5, adopted 5/8/06)