87R1397 JCG-D     By: Meza H.B. No. 208       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the manufacture of firearms without a federal license;   creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 46.051 to read as follows:          Sec. 46.051.  MANUFACTURE OF FIREARMS WITHOUT LICENSE   PROHIBITED. (a) A person who does not possess a federal license to   manufacture firearms commits an offense if the person intentionally   or knowingly manufactures a firearm.          (b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.          (c)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this   section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor   may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.