HB 910 & 937 Scheduled for Hearing

[Srnewby]

According to the Texas Legislature Online site, HB 910 (companion to SB 17) and HB 937 (companion to SB 11) are scheduled for a hearing before the House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee next Tuesday, March 17. It's good to see some movement on these bills in the House.

[mojo84]

Thanks for the heads up. I am anxious to see how this goes.

[joe817]

Thanks for the heads up. I am anxious to see how this goes.

Same here. Yes, tnx Srnewby.

[mr1337]

Great to hear that it's moving quickly through both chambers!

[TexasCajun]

This one should be interesting. If the same witnesses from the Senate hearing are asked to testify, it would be interesting to compare their statements.

[RHenriksen]

HB937 passed out of committee this am on a party line vote.

[joe817]

HB937 passed out of committee this am on a party line vote.

Excellent news! Tnx!

[v7a]

I wonder what changed? Last week the Committee Chair said they were going to wait to get SB11 assigned and vote that out of committee instead of the House Bill.

[CJD]

I wonder what changed? Last week the Committee Chair said they were going to wait to get SB11 assigned and vote that out of committee instead of the House Bill.

Word on the street is they want to get the House versions through Calendars while waiting on the Senate versions to get assigned to Homeland Security Committee, and substitute the Senate versions on the House floor. This way saves time.

[v7a]

Word on the street is they want to get the House versions through Calendars while waiting on the Senate versions to get assigned to Homeland Security Committee, and substitute the Senate versions on the House floor. This way saves time.

Yes, but that doesn't explain why they took that route last week for only SB17 and not SB11 and then this week they changed their mind. Last week they apparently had a reason to wait specifically for SB11 (but not SB17) that is no longer valid this week.

[joe817]

"The lower chamber's Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee voted 6-3 along party lines on Tuesday to send House Bill 937 by state Rep. Allen Fletcher, R-Cypress, to the full House. "

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[ELB]

With respect to campus carry, the Texas Tribune has run this bit of news a couple times:

Meanwhile, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp has said he isn't concerned about allowing guns on campus because he trusts teachers and students "to work and live responsibly under the same laws at the university as they do at home."

I have hope that campus carry will pass this legislature, but if not, it would be an interesting development indeed if Texas A&M would go ahead and choose, as the current law allows, to permit CHL carry on A&M premises throughout the system, so that teachers and students could in fact work and live under the same laws on campus as they do off.

[The Wall]

With respect to campus carry, the Texas Tribune has run this bit of news a couple times:

Meanwhile, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp has said he isn't concerned about allowing guns on campus because he trusts teachers and students "to work and live responsibly under the same laws at the university as they do at home."

I have hope that campus carry will pass this legislature, but if not, it would be an interesting development indeed if Texas A&M would go ahead and choose, as the current law allows, to permit CHL carry on A&M premises throughout the system, so that teachers and students could in fact work and live under the same laws on campus as they do off.

I'm thinking if it doesn't pass they won't allow it. It's different when the government allows it than when the school allows it. I think maybe the liability would be different. Not sure actually. It sounded good when I typed it. I guess I'll call it my common sense intuition.

[TexasCajun]

With respect to campus carry, the Texas Tribune has run this bit of news a couple times:

Meanwhile, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp has said he isn't concerned about allowing guns on campus because he trusts teachers and students "to work and live responsibly under the same laws at the university as they do at home."

I have hope that campus carry will pass this legislature, but if not, it would be an interesting development indeed if Texas A&M would go ahead and choose, as the current law allows, to permit CHL carry on A&M premises throughout the system, so that teachers and students could in fact work and live under the same laws on campus as they do off.

I'm thinking if it doesn't pass they won't allow it. It's different when the government allows it than when the school allows it. I think maybe the liability would be different. Not sure actually. It sounded good when I typed it. I guess I'll call it my common sense intuition.

There's no liability issue for the school. Since day one, schools have had the option to allow chl carry in the buildings. To this date, not one university has done so. And none are likely to allow it unless forced to do so.

[v7a]

Gun control group to air anti-campus carry ads in Texas

AUSTIN - Two gun control advocacy groups will air ads in multiple cities across the state, including Houston and San Antonio, urging Texans to tell their lawmakers to oppose campus carry legislation.

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America on Wednesday will release the ad entitled "Texas is Better than This." The buy will total around $80,000 and will include TV and digital ads on Facebook and Twitter in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.

Btw, if you see these ads on Facebook or Twitter, make sure to click on them as it will cost them money.