Led by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the Texas Senate is continuing to push conservative reforms.
2A Rights
Hundreds Flood Texas Capitol for Constitutional Carry Hearing
“This bill means a lot to me because it means so much to my constituents and Texans everywhere. I have yet to see any other bill muster up the level of passion and support that constitutional carry has,” said Stickland.
Gun Owners Gather at Texas Capitol
Second Amendment advocates hope for Texas to become the 14th state to pass constitutional carry.
TSRA Finds Target
Reversing course, the gun-rights organization is now touting its support for constitutional carry.
TSRA Firing Blanks on Gun Rights
The state’s largest gun rights organization is choosing to kowtow to establishment politicians rather than defend the rights of Texans.
Patrick Releases Additional Priorities
Today Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released ten more areas that he has targeted for reform for when the Legislature returns.
Stickland First to File Priority Legislation
Stickland’s “constitutional carry” legislation would remove the licensing requirement for Texans to carry a handgun openly or concealed.
Campus Carry: Effective Today
The bill to allow handgun licensees to carry concealed in public university buildings went into effect today.
Demonstrated Deceit
What the Speaker’s office has not been willing to say is that they will not be appointing Anne Wynne to the TEC.
Straus TEC Appointee: NRA is “America’s ISIS”
Wynne re-tweeted a tweet calling the National Rifle Association “America’s ISIS” and asking for retweets if followers believed “it is time the [sic] we dismantle the NRA.”