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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 consider this controversial constitutional issue the State Senate Committee on Constitutional Issues was...

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 appropriate. No crime occurred in this instance.” The allegations had prompted several lawmakers ...

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 struggled to gain momentum in either chamber of the Texas Legislature. But it remains to be seen wheth...

A Texas Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would Texans to carry handguns in public without a permit. Credit: Evan L'Roy/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 step for the controversial proposal that for years struggled to gain momentum in either chamber of th...

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