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Column by Scott Anderson, Brown County Agrilife Extension
Three months after Winter Storm Uri blasted Texas with a week of freezing temperatures, many landowners are concerned the cold weather killed their oak trees.
Texas has a wide variety of native oak species, with many prized trees on private and public lands estimated to be hundreds or even thousands of years old. So, landowners were understandably alarmed when other species of trees budded out as normal while oaks remain bare-branched or sparsely leafed.
But Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS) experts caution Texans not to throw in the towel yet when it comes to the hardy oaks.
Stephenville Empire-Tribune
It is a near certainty that Texans will be allowed to carry handguns without a license in the near future as House Bill 1927 passed both chambers and heads to a conference committee to hash out amendments added in the Senate version.
Gov. Greg Abbott has said he would sign the bill, which means Texans would no longer be required to obtain a license to carry a handgun either openly or concealed.
Ultimate passage of the bill means Texas would join at least 20 other states with similar laws.
A University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll indicates most Texans oppose unlicensed carry and support criminal and mental background checks before all gun sales.
Constitutional carry’ bill close to becoming law
Brownwood Bulletin
It is a near certainty that Texans will be allowed to carry handguns without a license in the near future as House Bill 1927 passed both chambers and heads to a conference committee to hash out amendments added in the Senate version.
Gov. Greg Abbott has said he would sign the bill, which means Texans would no longer be required to obtain a license to carry a handgun either openly or concealed.
Ultimate passage of the bill means Texas would join at least 20 other states with similar laws.
A University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll indicates most Texans oppose unlicensed carry and support criminal and mental background checks before all gun sales.