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What guns do Texas police carry?

Short answer: most Texas police carry a Glock (76.2% of duty pistols). The Glock G17 is the most common primary duty pistol (6 of 16 agencies, 37.5%), ahead of the Glock G45 (3), and 81.3% of duty pistols are 9mm. For every agency's current loadout, see the Texas agency list.

Data coverage: Based on 27 Texas agencies in the Duty Arms Index with a current, sourced pistol, rifle or shotgun entry: 16 with a primary duty pistol, 1 with a patrol rifle and 3 with a duty shotgun (SWAT/tactical-unit guns and 1033 military-surplus rifles excluded). Agencies that authorize several primaries count once for each. Counts include only current entries with a public source; agencies not yet in the index, or without a sourced entry for this item, are not counted, so treat shares as a picture of the Duty Arms Index, not of every agency. Data last updated Oct 10, 2026.

27
Agencies with sourced entries
16
With a duty pistol
1
With a patrol rifle
3
With a duty shotgun

Most common duty pistols: Texas police

Primary duty pistol, counted once per agency per model family.

  1. 1Glock G17who uses it6 (37.5%)
  2. 2Glock G45who uses it3 (18.8%)
  3. 3Glock G22who uses it2 (12.5%)
  4. 4Smith & Wesson M&P9who uses it2 (12.5%)
  5. 5Glock G23who uses it1 (6.3%)
  6. 6Glock G271 (6.3%)
  7. 7Glock G311 (6.3%)
  8. 8SIG Sauer M17who uses it1 (6.3%)

Share is of 16 agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol. Generations and optic-cut variants are combined per model family.

Pistol brands

Of 21 agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol maker (incl. entries that name the maker but not the model).

  • Glock16 (76.2%)
  • Smith & Wesson3 (14.3%)
  • SIG Sauer1 (4.8%)
  • Staccato1 (4.8%)

Pistol calibers

One primary duty pistol per agency, 16 agencies.

  • 9mm Luger13 (81.3%)
  • .40 S&W2 (12.5%)
  • .357 SIG1 (6.3%)

Nationally, the Glock G17 leads at 27.1% of 623 agencies. Here it is at 37.5%.

Patrol rifles: only 1 Texas agencies have a sourced patrol rifle so far, too few to rank (so far: SIONICS Weapon Systems Patrol Three). See the national patrol rifle ranking.

Shotguns: only 3 Texas agencies have a sourced duty shotgun so far, too few to rank. See the national shotgun ranking.

Top duty pistol by agency type

  • Local police · 11 agencies

    Glock G17 (4, 36.4%)

  • Sheriff's office · 1 agency

    Glock G31 (1, 100%)

  • State police / highway patrol · 2 agencies

    Glock G45 (1, 50%)

  • Special jurisdiction · 2 agencies

    Glock G17 (2, 100%)

What major Texas agencies carry

Agencies among the nation's largest by sworn officers first, then statewide agencies, sheriffs and local police A–Z. Primary duty pistol and patrol rifle as sourced on each agency page (or the agency's other current pistol / rifle entry where no primary is sourced).

AgencyDuty pistolRifle
Houston Police DepartmentGlock G17 MOSnot yet sourced
Texas Department of Public SafetySIG Sauer M17Daniel Defense Model not specified (AR-15)
Dallas Police DepartmentGlock 9mm pistol (model not stated)FN FN 15
San Antonio Police DepartmentSmith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0not yet sourced
Austin Police DepartmentSmith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0SIONICS Weapon Systems Patrol Three
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Law Enforcement DivisionGlock G45not yet sourced
Bexar County Sheriff's OfficeGlock G22not yet sourced
Fort Bend County Sheriff's OfficeGlock 9mm pistol (model not stated)not yet sourced
Nacogdoches County Sheriff's OfficeGlock G31not yet sourced
Tarrant County Sheriff's OfficeGlock G17not yet sourced
Tom Green County Sheriff's Officenot yet sourcedL9 Manufacturing (Sons of Liberty Gun Works) Rifle (model not stated)
Burnet Police DepartmentStaccato Pnot yet sourced

Every Texas agency and its loadout →

Frequently asked

What handgun do Texas police carry?
The Glock G17 is the most common primary duty pistol among Texas agencies in the Duty Arms Index: 6 of 16 agencies with a sourced duty pistol (37.5%), ahead of the Glock G45 (3) and the Glock G22 (2).
What brand of pistol do Texas police use most?
Glock: 16 of 21 agencies (76.2%), then Smith & Wesson (3) and SIG Sauer (1).
Do Texas police carry 9mm?
Mostly. 13 of 16 Texas agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol (81.3%) issue a 9mm; the rest include .40 S&W (2), .357 SIG (1).
What gun does the Houston Police Department carry?
The Houston Police Department issues the Glock G17 MOS as its primary duty pistol, per the sourced entries on its agency page.

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