For once, Texas is catching up to Wisconsin in protecting liberty.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Friday approved carrying handguns openly on the streets of the nation’s second most-populous state, sending the bill to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who immediately promised to sign it and reverse a ban dating to the post-Civil War era.
But they still have a little way to go.
Gun owners would still have to get a license to carry a handgun in a visible holster.
Honestly, I thought that you could open carry in Texas. I mean… c’mon… it’s Texas.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas is closer to becoming the most populous state to allow licensed open carry of handguns after Republicans
pushed through a key vote in the state House.
The Texas Senate has passed a bill to drug test some welfare applicants and cut off drug users from receiving money.
The bill by Sen. Jane Nelson, a Flower Mound Republican, covers adults applying to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides poor people with money for food, clothing, housing and other basic needs.
The bill passed Wednesday temporarily cuts off benefits to drug users, with a permanent ban after three failed drug tests. Money would still go to an applicant’s minor children through a third party.
Wow. You know Wendy Davis is desperate when she is attacking her opponent’s disability.
