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The language I used above "Used" to be in Texas law. I looked up the pdf of Ch 46 and find that in Texas an illegal knife now consists of:
A A knife with a blade over 5.5"
B Hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by being thrown
C. Dagger Including but not limited to: Dirk Stiletto, Poniard/
D Bowie knife;
E. Sword;or,
F. Spear.
Dirk, Stiletton, Poniard, Bowie Knife, Sword and Spear are not described or defined.
Section 46.05 goes on to include " Switchblade Knife" as a Prohibited Weapon
and defines them as a knife that opens from pressure on a button on the handle or:
by centrifugal force.
If your blade is loose enough to open by the flick of a wrist or is a balisong-it is legally a "switchblade: but if it is an assisted open knife that snaps open when you flick the blade, it is apparently legal.
The vagueness of the definitions seem to leave quite a bit of leeway in defining what an illegal knife might be. You often hear police and others define double -edged knives as falling somewhere in the illegal spectrum.
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