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Less than a month after Brazos County mourned victims of gun violence due to a recent mass shooting, both chambers of the Texas Legislature have preliminarily passed a bill that would allow permitless carry of handguns in Texas.
The idea of âconstitutional carryâ struggled for years to be taken up by the Texas Legislature, yet recent passage in the House prompted Republican leadership to push for open support of the bill. Within the past few weeks, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick created a new Special Senate Committee for the sole purpose of approving the bill and securing enough votes on the Senate floor before the 87th Legislative sessionâs end.
Texas Republicans are on stride to further restrict voting options in the state after the 2020 election Author: Elisabeth Tharp Updated: 9:44 PM CDT April 6, 2021
COLLEGE STATION, Texas On Thursday, April 1, the Texas Senate signed off on Senate Bill 7.
SB 7 would limit extended early voting hours, prohibit drive-thru voting and make it illegal for local election officials to proactively send applications to vote by mail to voters, even if they qualify.
Kirby Goidel, Texas A&M University Professor of Political Science said some people will say this bill is to make sure voting is fair and that each vote is legally cast.
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