Articles tagged: guns
The Lege This Week: Texas House Passes Budget, Republicans Again Reject Medicaid Expansion
And a bipartisan group in the House introduces a “Smarter Justice” initiative that’s “hardly transformative.”
Welcome to the 87th Legislative Session. Since the last session came to a close in June 2019, Texas has been hit by an unrestrained pandemic and a crippling eco...Read More
The Lege This Week: Instead of Addressing Mass Shootings, Lawmakers Expand Gun Rights
The Texas House passes a controversial bill that would allow Texans to carry a handgun without a permit.
Welcome to the 87th Legislative Session. Since the last session came to a close in June 2019, Texas has been hit by an unrestrained pandemic and a crippling eco...Read More
On Gun Safety, Democrats are Steeled
Texas Democrats are becoming more sure-footed in their call for gun reform legislation.
For years, the Gun Owners Caucus had a regular presence at Texas Democratic Party conventions. The group’s message: “Texas Democrats do not want your guns; ...Read More
Governor Greg Abbott at NRA Convention: ‘The Problem is Not Guns, It’s Hearts Without God’
President Trump and other GOP leaders slammed the press and peddled a cocktail of conservative issues at the NRA convention in Dallas.
At the NRA convention in Dallas Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said religion and the Second Amendment are the best ways to curb gun violence and mass shooti...Read More
‘I’m Really Scared Now to Go to School’: Texas Students Lead Walkout to Protest Gun Laws
On the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting, Austin students called on lawmakers to take their fear and demands for gun control seriously.
More than 1,000 students from at least 16 Austin schools marched to the Texas Capitol on Friday, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting, to demand tight...Read More
Cody Wilson, Austin’s Edgelord Prince
A new documentary and a 2016 memoir by the 3-D-printed-gun designer reveal a vision of Austin as a paranoid libertarian mecca.
A new documentary and a 2016 memoir by the 3D-printed-gun designer reveal a vision of Austin as a paranoid libertarian mecca. – by Michael Agresta @magres...Read More
Eye on Texas: Liberty Hill Hosts Texas Firearms Festival
Many attendees recognized Vaughan Neville as he walked around the festival with his headdress and custom-made ax. He said shooting "spreads some freedom."...Read More
Moms Protest Bill That Would Remove Licensing for Handguns, Allow Them in Schools, Bars, Churches
The Republican-backed measure would largely do away with the licensing process for handgun owners.
The GOP-backed proposals would expand the places guns are allowed and remove the requirement for a state-issued handgun license....Read More
For Two-Year Colleges, Campus Carry Raises Special Risks
In 2017, the new law could put high schoolers in classes with armed students.
With tens of thousands of high school students attending classes at Texas community and junior colleges through partnership programs, some legislators and educa...Read More