Converse, TX Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling (2026)

A person commits the offense of loitering if he:

(1)Lingers, remains, or prowls in a public place or the premises of another without apparent reason and under circumstances that warrant alarm or concern for the safety of person or property in the vicinity, and upon inquiry by a law enforcement officer, refuses to identify himself and give a reasonably credible account of his presence and purpose;(2)Engages in a course of conduct designed to harass, seriously annoy or alarm another person and which serves no other legitimate purpose;(3)Lingers, remains, or prowls in or near a school building, not having any reason or relationship involving custody of or responsibility for a student, and not having written permission from anyone authorized to grant the same;(4)Obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic, in a manner that would constitute a safety hazard to either the traffic or the perpetrators;(5)Obstructs or interferes with free and uninterrupted use of property or with any business being lawfully conducted, or the free and uninterrupted ingress, egress, and regress, therein, thereon, and thereto;(6)Lingers or remains in a public place or on the premises of another for the purpose of begging;