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God & Governing: Guns

Tune in to "God & Guns" — part 2 of our "God & Governing" documentary-style series — to see how lawmakers' religious beliefs played into the gun rights debate during the 2015 Texas Legislature.

By Texas Tribune StaffOct. 8, 2015, 6:00 a.m. CentralUpdated Oct. 8, 2015, 6:00 a.m. Central

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God & Governing: Guns

By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune
October 8, 2015

<h1>God & Governing: Guns</h1>
<p class="byline">By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune <br />October 8, 2015</p>
<p><span>Tune in to "</span><a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/god-and-governing/guns/">God &amp; Guns</a><span>" &mdash; part 2 of our "</span><a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/god-and-governing/">God &amp; Governing</a><span>" documentary-style series &mdash; to see how lawmakers' religious beliefs played into the gun rights debate during the 2015 Texas Legislature.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/08/god-governing-guns/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.texastribune.org">The Texas Tribune</a>.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-cropped-texas-tribune-favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"></p>
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God & Governing: Guns

By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune
October 8, 2015

Tune in to "God & Guns" — part 2 of our "God & Governing" documentary-style series — to see how lawmakers' religious beliefs played into the gun rights debate during the 2015 Texas Legislature. 

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