Private colleges and universities were allowed to opt out of the law, and many did. In federal elections, universal ...

FORT WORTH – Election officials across the country are boosting their safety and security efforts ... t ordinarily prohibited under current Texas gun laws, including churches, governmental ...

On January 1st, 2016, the Texas Legislature implemented its open carry law, allowing Texas residents to openly carry handguns in public places. This solidified Texas’s deep-rooted commitment to ...

Texas has some of the loosest gun laws in the US and already allows ... Beverly Powell, a Democratic senator, raised safety concerns from some law enforcement groups that opposed the bill.

but Texas Gun Sense, a group that is trying to prevent gun injuries and deaths, counted at least one victory during this year’s regular legislative session. A new school safety law includes a ...

Many Texas Republicans have blasted Cornyn after he joined Democrats to author a gun-control bill and supported ... landmark mental health and school safety law is struck down.” ...

Texas law establishes that schools and courtrooms are considered gun-free zones and allows others, such as amusement parks or educational institutions, to institute their own bans on firearms.