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Legislative Journal: Questioning where to ‘draw the line’ as Texas gun, abortion bills near home stretch Reps. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, and Carl O. Sherman, D-DeSoto, share their views on heavily debated gun and abortion proposals that are heading into home stretch of legislative session. (From left) Rep. Matt Krause (R-Ft.Worth) and Carl Sherman (D-Desoto) pose for a photo at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News)(Juan Figueroa) ...

Texas Senate Committees Debate Public Safety Measures Constitutional Carry Bill HB 1927 Texans who can legally carry handguns wouldn’t need the state’s permission to do so under a bill approved by a special Senate committee on Thursday. The Senate Special Committee on Constitutional Issues was created by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick last week in order to consider HB 1927, a bill that would institute permitless, or “constitutional” carry in the state. Current law requires those who wish to ...

How Texans Lost the Right to Bear Handguns Ammoland Inc. Posted on U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- During the debate over HB1927, in the Texas Senate Special Committee on Constitutional Issues, Senator Eddie Lucio (D) made a startling assertion. He stated Texans could not have the right to bear arms restored because the right to bear arms has not been infringed. At about 05:01:50, He asked, During the testimony of Andi Turner, Legislative Director for the Texas State Rifle Association: When did...

Police departments around the state have spoken out against permitless carry, but Republican lawmakers have pushed forward with it.

Texas Senate poised to vote on constitutional carry Bethany Blankley, The Center Square contributor © Provided by Washington Examiner A week after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he didn’t have the votes in the Republican-led state Senate to pass constitutional carry, he’s now saying he will bring the bill to the floor for a vote. Texas is one of the only Republican-led states that has not passed a constitutional carry bill. In constitutional carry states, residents can legally ...

Permitless handgun carry bill gets Texas Senate hearing By Rudy Koski Permitless handgun carry bill gets Texas Senate hearing HB 1927 would place handguns in the same classification as a long rifle - which currently can be carried in public without a state license. AUSTIN, Texas - House Bill 1927, sponsored by state Sen. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown), would place handguns in the same classification as a long rifle - which currently can be carried in public without a state license. To cons...

The Capitol’s Toxic Culture News broke last weekend that the Texas Department of Public Safety was investigating an allegation that a legislative staffer had been drugged by a lobbyist who works for one of the most powerful firms in Austin. On Thursday, DPS and the Travis County District Attorney’s Office announced in a statement that DPS conducted its investigation and that “we have concluded that there is not enough evidence to support these allegations and that criminal charges are not...

Bill allowing permitless carrying of handguns advances to Texas Senate floor, where its fate remains uncertain Texas Tribune Updated:  Tags:  , our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A Texas bill that would allow people to carry handguns without a permit quickly sailed Thursday out of a state Senate committee recently created to specifically tackle the legislation. The move marks a significant step for the controversial proposal that for years st...

A Texas Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would Texans to carry handguns in public without a permit. Credit: Evan LRoy/The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A Texas bill that would allow people to carry handguns without a permit quickly sailed Thursday out of a state Senate committee recently created to specifically tackle the legislation. The move marks a significant st...

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