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This article has some details: Capitol braces for hearing on 2 gun bills The Texas Capitol is preparing for large and passionate crowds for Thursday’s first public hearing on two hotly debated gun bills. Expect an expanded presence by Department of Public Safety troopers and crowd-control measures t...

Capitol braces for hearing on 2 gun bills The Texas Capitol is preparing for large and passionate crowds for Thursday’s first public hearing on two hotly debated gun bills. Expect an expanded presence by Department of Public Safety troopers and crowd-control measures that will include holding the h...

ANTI-CAMPUS CARRY EMAIL SENT TO ENTIRE UT AUSTIN FACULTY An email message was sent to the entire faculty of the University of Texas at Austin on a university listserv Tuesday morning encouraging them to oppose a “campus carry” bill being considered by the Texas Senate. A copy of the email, sent by ...

Looks like the hearing notice was just updated and SB346 was replaced with newly filed SB17 (with identical bill text)? SB 17 Estes Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry a holstered handgun; creating a criminal offense; providing penalties. Bills ad...

Lawmakers set to debate campus carry, open carry bills AUSTIN - Campus carry and open carry, two of the most controversial legislative proposals this session, will be two of the first to be debated by state lawmakers. The Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by Houston Republican Joan Huffman, w...

From Erica Grieder (Texas Monthly) twitter feed:

Report: Abbott says open carry still has a strong chance of passing AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday there’s a strong chance that open carry legislation passes this session, even after a gun rights activist roiled the debate this week by appearing to threaten lawmakers opposed to the measure...

I'm curious too about how much power the Vice Chair has, especially considering the quote below: Lawmakers lean toward licensed open carry in face of video ultimatum Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, is one of the 11 co-sponsors on Estes' bill and sits on State Affairs. He said Thursday he does not ...