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This forum will contain all calls-to-action for the 2013 Texas Legislative Session. It is not for general discussion so please post in another forum, however questions about calls-to-action are appropriate for this forum.
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DO NOT POST DIRECT DPS PHONE NUMBERS!!!

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Senate Criminal Justice Committee - 2013

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by Charles L. Cotton » Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:39 pm

Sen. John Whitmire (512) 463-0115
Sen. Joan Huffman (512) 463-0117
Sen. John Carona (512) 463-0116
Sen. Juan Hinojosa (512) 463-0120
Sen. Dan Patrick...

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House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee Members

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by Charles L. Cotton » Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:24 am

House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee Members:

Rep. Joseph Pickett - Chairman
Phone (512) 463-0596
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Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:24 am
2013 Texas Legislative Session Bill Status Report

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by Charles L. Cotton » Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:27 am

House Bills:

HB47 (Flynn, R, A+): Relating to a handgun proficiency course that is taken to obtain or renew a concealed handgun license.
Impact:...

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K-12 Carry

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by MikeHoncho » Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:36 pm

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Is this an option? Anyone know of any bills? Seems like it ought to be tried at least.

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Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:44 pm
Outreach/education for legislators

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by RHenriksen » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:52 am

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I saw a comment in one of the threads here today, that I wanted to follow up on- but couldn't find it! Traffic around here has certainly jumped,...

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If you missed Hannity on Friday night (18th) provides 7 minutes worth watching.

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Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:00 pm
Intoxication

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by croc870 » Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:39 pm
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Doesn't look like it's been noticed yet ( probably because it's subject tagged under weapons rather than CHL), but Van Taylor prefiled his...

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I was the foreman on a jury for a DWI case. The case hinged on the fact that the driver, who claimed not to have drank any alcohol at all, was taking...
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Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:17 am
UPDATE 2nd: 1-15-13

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by Charles L. Cotton » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:56 pm
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HB507 - Guillen (D, A+) - Creates new offense for rounds going over school property
HB508 - Guillen (D, A+) - Creates Class C offense for public...

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That is the $64,000 question. IMHO, it should only apply to the offices utilized by the court. In practice, I'm sure it applies to the whole...
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Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:53 pm
2013-01-11 Chron.com: Dewhurst on K-12 guns

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by RHenriksen » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:39 pm

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Dewhurst says the state funding needed would depend on the number of participating districts and how...

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When ever I see comments claiming how useless mere civillian CHL holders would be at an active shooter situation at a school. I think back to Suzzana...

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Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:57 am
UPDATE: 1/17/13

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by Charles L. Cotton » Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:01 am

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HB553 (Otto): Protection of Second Amendment bill.

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You could go ahead and thank your rep for sponsoring.

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Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:41 pm
UPDATE: 1/10/13

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by Charles L. Cotton » Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:08 pm
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HB383 by Burnam: Prohibiting Texas residents from carrying on an out-of-state license

SB164 (Van de Putte): Providing option to have Veteran printed...

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Thumbs only IIRC.
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Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:52 pm
UPDATE: 1/15/13

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by Charles L. Cotton » Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:15 pm

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HB452 - Dukes, D, F -- New offense related to discharge of a firearm and increasing penalties for existing offenses.

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Didn't he get inaugurated 4 years ago? :headscratch Oh, well, any excuse for a day off. :anamatedbanana

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Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:19 pm
Steve Toth to file "Firearms Protection Act"

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by TxDrifter » Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:49 pm

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This was an interesting piece of information that showed up in my Facebook newsfeed. It is slowly showing up in the local newsfeeds as well, but...

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Thread already running here:
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Page 2 is where this specific Texas Bill is discussed.

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Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:42 pm
Employers Parking Lots

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by goose » Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:30 pm

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I don't supposed there is any push to put penalties on employers that might fire a CHL for having a handgun in a locked vehicle? Right now you're...

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For the record I would hope that you're correct that most companies won't go there. I also readily admit to not being an expert. And I agree that the...

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Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:07 pm
Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

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by baldeagle » Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:43 pm
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Lousy outcome - onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; look for gun legislation to die in committee again under this traitor

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Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. :banghead: onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
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Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:08 pm
Any chance of concealed WEAPONS license ?

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by Ziran » Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:31 pm

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Any chance we could expand Texas CHL to cover weapons such as knives and martial weapons that are currently not legal to carry. Texas has one of the...

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I used to tell my soldiers that it was because Texans are fair. We don't want anyone bringing a knife to a gunfight... :thumbs2:

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Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:08 pm
HB164 (Dutton, D, F): Death Penalty ??

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by Russell » Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:17 pm

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HB164 (Dutton, D, F): Relating to abolishing the death penalty. Status: Pre-filed. Position on Bill: Oppose - Horrible bill!

Curious, what does...

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When the death penalty was dropped last time Kenneth Allen Mcduff serving time for a triple murder, was removed from death row. He was eventualy...

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Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:45 pm
1-9-13 State leaders lay out priorities

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No mention of guns/specifics yet... but cards kept close to the vest are more valuable than those...

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Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:42 pm
Any Info/Action on a Teacher CC Bill?

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by RoyGBiv » Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:40 am

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There was some noise last month about taking steps to authorize all TX-CHL teachers to CC in Texas schools. The reports had State Senator Debbie...

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Riddle has not yet introduced a bill for that.

Click for options HB 235 Author: Riddle
Last Action: 11/30/2012 H Filed
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Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:46 am
Volunteer School Defense Forces?

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by cyphur » Wed Dec 26, 2012 2:29 pm
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I posted this opinion on my Facebook a while back, thought it would be interesting to gauge response here as well.

How many folks would volunteer a...

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Wow. I read it twice and I still got it wrong. My apologies.
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Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:54 pm
Plan: state funding to train teachers who carry

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by A-R » Fri Jan 04, 2013 9:20 pm

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The comments are exactly what I would have expected from Austin Libs. By all means, let's leave our children vulnerable to mass shooter. They are...

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Fri Jan 04, 2013 9:57 pm
New Texas firearms legislation

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by Stephen » Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:53 pm

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I realize this may be a lot for my first post and since I didn't find an introductions section I will introduce myself here. My name is Stephen, I...

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It is not particularly appetizing for those of us who have spent our entire lives as law abiding good citizens to not be a State criminal but be a...

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Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:56 pm
UPDATE: 1/1/13

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by Charles L. Cotton » Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:05 pm

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Added HB333 (Guillen) requiring pre-registration notice by hotels wishing to prohibit firearms on hotel property. Well-intended bill to keep gun...

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HB333 is going to be amended in committee to remove the language that could create unintended consequences. With these changes, the bill is going to...

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Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:10 pm
Finding teachers CHL's

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by Wodathunkit » Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:11 pm
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Feeding off Cyphurs post on the volunteer school defense force (good read).

I have three daughters. The oldest is in 5th grade. She has 22 students...

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Okay, I totally missed that part. I claim decaffeination as a defense; slept in, and just now finished my first cup. :yawn
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Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:28 pm
Open Carry

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by gguess66 » Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:57 pm

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I was talking with a friend today that Texas is considering an open carry. I hope that this goes through, the closer we get to 2016 we will have...

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Joe is a moderate, clearly shown by his record. We need a conservative.

I hope we see some change, but it will probaly take another session.

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Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:21 pm
Cell phones and driving?

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by cyphur » Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:38 pm
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IIRC there was a bill last session regarding this and it died at Perry. Any chance this will be filed again and not get mindlessly vetoed?

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Yes, the laws would have to be enforced first and not broken by the PO.
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Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:44 am
Do these Perry comments portend legislation?

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by oldtexan » Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:17 pm

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This is an article about comments Monday by Gov. Perry on the arming of teachers, the ability of CHL...

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I, too, was at the meeting where Gov. Perry spoke. His words mirrored the blog that Charles posted.

I suspect that we are now in the hands of the...

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Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:22 pm
Shorter CHL Classes: Can it be Done Safely?

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by Charles L. Cotton » Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:04 pm

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Here is an article I just posted on onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; about reducing the time required for initial CHL classes. I suggest...

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Thank you. :tiphat:

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Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:08 pm
Rep Jason Villalba to file bill allowing armed teachers

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by oldtexan » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:18 pm
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Thanks, I overlooked that poll too before, Atty Genl Greg Abbott posted that link in Twitter I re-posted here

Now I voted in both polls
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Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:36 pm
Is the Prohibited Places section constitutional as applied

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Has there ever been a court challenge to the Places Weapons Prohibited section of the Penal Code regarding long arms?

The crux of my question boils...

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Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:23 pm
2013 Legislative Section is now open

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by Charles L. Cotton » Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:32 am
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Bills are being pre-filed so I've opened the 2013 Texas Legislative Session sub-forum. The Bill Status Report is open and already has two pro-gun...

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This really isn't gun related but it would be nice if someone could clean up the knife laws. Seems it would be really easy to do. I think it's really...
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Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:12 pm
UPDATE: 12/6/12

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by Charles L. Cotton » Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:06 am

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HB 223 by Huberty re: carrying handguns at school board meetings.

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I would support it if allowed the people who pay school taxes to carry, instead of the people getting paid by us.

Like in the ill politician, I...

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Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:52 pm
Clarification

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by neil thomas » Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:59 pm

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Regarding carrying a gun in a car:

PC §46.02 states:
...(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly...

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Guys,
Thanks for the quick responses.
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Last post by neil thomas
Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:09 pm
UPDATE: 11/14/12

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by Charles L. Cotton » Wed Nov 14, 2012 4:58 pm
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HB153 - Redefining intoxication
HB164 - Repealing death penalty

SB11 - Prohibiting certain state-provided funds from being used to purchase...

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Why do you think TDCJ stopped growing crops, raising cattle and making marketable goods like sold here: onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;...
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Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:26 am
Poll: 2013 Session

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by canvasbck » Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:14 pm
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Just to see whats important to people

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Looks like the three winners are, in order, Campus Carry, Open Carry, and thinning out the list of places where carry is forbidden (followed closely...
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Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:47 am
What Legislature Committees will CHL Bills Be Assigned?

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by blwill » Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:12 pm

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Generally speaking, what House and Senate committees will any of the proposed legislation we are interested in be assigned to? I would like to begin...

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I think the parking lot bill was in the House Business and Commerce (may not have gotten that right) committee and the campus carry in the Homeland...

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Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:43 am
Campus Carry

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We need to push for campus carry this session

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Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:20 pm
UPDATE: 11/14/12

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by Charles L. Cotton » Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:28 am

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HB158 by Taylor: Option to have CHL status included on Texas Driver's License.

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Whoops, somehow I missed the other thread on this.

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Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:50 pm
UPDATE: Nov. 13, 2013

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by Charles L. Cotton » Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:34 am

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Pre-filed bills:

HB 47 - Reducing the CHL course from 10 hrs. to 4 hrs.
HB 48 - Removing the requirement for a renewal course to renew a CHL (and...

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Ah....yes.......thanks! :tiphat:
Not sure how that will work out for Reciprocity.

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Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:18 pm

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