After state Rep. Poncho Nevárez kicked gun advocates out of his Capitol office, he received death threats. On Wednesday, Texas House members wore “I’m Poncho” stickers to show support for Nevárez.
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Video: Patrick on Open Carry
At our 1/27 conversation, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick talked about why open carry legislation isn’t necessarily going to pass in the 84th session.
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Video: A Conversation With Dan Patrick
Full video of my 1/27 conversation with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who talked about the change in Senate rules, vouchers, tax relief, transportation funding, open carry and more.
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The Playlist: Them Changes
This week was marked by a big turnover in state government, so we’re launching our playlist of the news with “Changes,” played here by the Band of Gypsys.
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Roundup: Lege Convenes, Perry Signs Off and a Gun Debate
In the Roundup: The 84th Legislature’s long-awaited kickoff, gun rights advocates make weapons at the capitol and Gov. Rick Perry bids lawmakers farewell after more than a decade in office.
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Activists Line Up to Support Openly Carrying Guns
Gun rights groups lined up at a press conference on Thursday to voice support for legislation that would allow Texans to openly carry handguns without a license.
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Gun Rights Activists Cause Stir at Texas Capitol
The behavior of open-carry advocates trying to drum up votes for a measure repealing handgun licensing requirements prompted one lawmaker to escort them from his office Monday.
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Gun Advocates Take Up — and Make — Arms at Texas Capitol
As Texas lawmakers convened for the first day of the 2015 legislative session Tuesday, about a dozen activists carrying a variety of firearms gathered in front of the state Capitol to protest gun laws.
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Video: Huffman and Watson on Open Carry
At our 1/12 conversation, state Sens. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, and Kirk Watson, D-Austin — the chairs of the Senate Republican and Democratic caucuses — talked about proposed gun legislation in the 84th session.
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The Playlist: Brand New Day
With the 84th Legislature starting next week and new faces in every statewide office, it feels like a “Brand New Day” in and around the Capitol, so that’s how we started this week’s playlist off of the week’s news.