State Rep. Terry Meza , D-Irving files House Bill to remove "Castle Doctrine"

A bill seeking to modify the so-called “castle doctrine” in Texas is getting lawmakers riled up ahead of the legislative session that begins next year. The “castle doctrine” is outlined in Sec. 9.41 of the state’s penal code. It gives people the right to use deadly force to protect their “land or tangible, movable property.”State Rep. Terry Meza , D-Irving, filed House Bill 196 in early November, …