A bill has been filed in the Texas House that would allow a property owner to disable, destroy, or damage unmanned aircraft flying over their property — both a pressing concern for any Texans who have experienced an unidentified object flying over their home, and a bilateral potential threat to public safety.
Rep. Jeff Leach’s (R-Plano) House Bill (HB) 2916 plays off of Sections 28.03 and 28.04 of the Texas Penal Code, which outlines what constitutes an illegal action when destroying other individuals’ property — asserting that taking down an unmanned aircraft, like a drone, is an affirmative defense when it crosses property lines.
