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.
Consultants said Taylor Gully does not currently have the capacity to handle 100-year storm events. (Screenshot courtesy Harris County Flood Control District) The city of Houston was awarded almost $22.36 million from the Texas Water Development Board for drainage projects, $10.1 million of which will be used to improve Taylor Gully a channel in northeast Kingwood credited with exacerbating flooding twice in 2019.
The TWDB approved a resolution May 6 to provide almost $22.36 million to the city of Houston $18.68 million in a loan and $3.67 million in grants for the city to construct drainage projects, according to a May 6 release from the TWDB.
While $10.1 million will be used in Taylor Gully, the other almost $12.3 million will be used to add roadside ditches, in-line stormwater lines, culverts and other improvements in Wynnewood Acres, a community in northeast Houston. The TWDB funding is from the state s 2020 Flood Infrastructure Fund cycle, which was created by Senate Bill
It s been a big couple of weeks, Lake said at the outset of the meeting.
The Senate confirmed McAdams on April 13. Prior to becoming a commissioner, McAdams was president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas, a lobbying group. He was an advisor to former House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and was a staffer for Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown. I think it is fair to say that I am in shock that I am sitting at this table, McAdams said. Years ago when I was a staffer in the audience, I never thought I would be sitting in this seat nor with a caliber of a partner and colleague in yourself. This is a bit of a dream.
After storm-related ousters, Texas utility commission resumes work with new leaders Philip Jankowski, Austin American-Statesman
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A reconstituted Public Utility Commission met for the first time Thursday with two new board members taking over for the previous board, the entirety of which resigned in the aftermath of February s winter storms.
Chairman Peter Lake and Commissioner Will McAdams sat on the dais for the first time Thursday. Their appointments to the board followed sweeping resignations after the February freeze that triggered widespread power outages and killed nearly 200 Texans.
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Lake and McAdams to be the state s top power regulators after disastrous testimony at the Texas Legislature from the board s previous chairwoman and the publication of a Texas Monthly article indicating the sole remaining commissioner had pledged to protect the profits of energy companies that made millions during the winter