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open carry

A row of Black Lives Matter protesters stand face to face with Austin Police Department officers in full riot gear with shields.

Abbott Aims to Pardon Racist Murderer Who Sent Explicit Texts to Apparent Minor

The governor didn't even wait a single day before calling for the potential pardon of racist murderer Daniel Perry.

by Steven Monacelli

Keep Reading

Fringe Factor: CJ Grisham and the Paranoid Heart of Texas’ Gun Rights Movement

by Gus Bova

Moms Protest Bill That Would Remove Licensing for Handguns, Allow Them in Schools, Bars, Churches

by Lyanne A. Guarecuco

The Texas Miracle #15: The Woman Who Didn’t Exist

by Patrick Michels and Andrea Grimes

Kory Watkins open carry Mar 06, 2015

Open Carry Activists: Not Your Daddy’s Gun Nuts

by Christopher Hooks

Feb 13, 2015

WTF Friday: Soldiers of God, Frats of Fury, Snake Assault

by John Savage

Feb 12, 2015

Open Carry, Campus Carry Pass Their First Test

by Christopher Hooks and Kelsey Jukam

Kory Watkins Feb 04, 2015

Open Carry Leader To Legislature: ‘Treason is Punishable by Death’

by Christopher Hooks

Feb 04, 2015

What Dan Patrick’s First Big Mistake Says About Him—and the Senate

Dan Patrick manages to assemble his own personal circular firing squad in the first weeks of the session.

by Christopher Hooks

Kory Watkins open carry Jan 30, 2015

WTF Friday: Open Carry, Open Sewers

by Christopher Hooks

Open Carry Texas rally Jan 26, 2015

Open Carry Activists Rally at Capitol

by Kelsey Jukam

Apr 08, 2014

At a Legislative Hearing, Open Carry Advocates Pine for the ‘Old West’

by Christopher Hooks

Wendy Davis speaking Feb 13, 2014

‘Redneck’ Democrat Packs it in Over Open Carry

Wendy Davis' recent talk on abortion and gun rights has irritated some of her base. But it's led one Democrat in Limestone County to close up shop.

by Christopher Hooks

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