Archives for May 2015

With less than two weeks left in the legislative session, the Texas House is all that is keeping a stalled measure requiring public universities and colleges to allow concealed handguns on their campuses from reaching the governor's desk. … [Read more...] about Texas: Campus Carry Faces Last Hurdle in Legislature

In yet another statement that Texas intends to resist cultural attitudes taking hold elsewhere in the country, the Texas Legislature moved Wednesday to have voters decide whether to enshrine a right to hunt and fish in the state constitution. … [Read more...] about Texas: House sends right to hunt and fish amendment to November ballot

Following this weekend’s motorcycle gang shootout in Waco, Texas, one religious studies professor says Americans’ “proven inability to handle widespread gun ownership” means “many forms of gun ownership” should be outlawed — and then the government should confiscate firearms deemed illegal. … [Read more...] about Professor Says America Has Proven Its ‘Inability to Handle Widespread Gun Ownership’

Blinn College student Nicole Sanders filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the public institution near Houston today after being told by an administrator last February that she would need “special permission” to display a gun rights sign and collect signatures for her student group on campus. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) assisted Sanders in filing … [Read more...] about Student Sues Texas College After Being Told Gun Rights Sign Needs ‘Special Permission’