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Ben and Jerry's is asking its Austin customers to vote no on Proposition B, a law that would make it a criminal offense to sit, lie down, camp or solicit money in or near downtown Austin and the University of Texas at Austin.Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
Ben & Jerry's is asking its Austin customers to vote no on Proposition B, a law that would make it a criminal offense to sit, lie down, camp or solicit money in or near downtown Austin and the University of Texas at Austin.
In historic vote, Texas House gives initial sign-off on bill letting people carry handguns without a license
In historic vote, Texas House gives initial sign-off on bill letting people carry handguns without a license
Most Democrats decried the move as dangerous, while Republicans said the state should eliminate barriers to self defense.
The Texas Capitol in Austin on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News)(Juan Figueroa)
AUSTIN — For the first time ever, the Texas House approved divisive legislation that would let people carry handguns in public without a license, delivering a major victory to gun rights activists and Republicans’ conservative flank.