By Megan Wehring  Texas is one step closer to becoming one of nearly 20 states to allow residents to carry firearms in public without a permit.  Before midnight on Sunday, the Texas House approved House Bill 1927 with an 82-62 vote and the Senate approved the bill with a 17-3 vote later on Monday. T...

Updated on Wednesday, May 5 By Megan Wehring Texans are one step closer to carry handguns without a permit under a bill approved by the Senate on May 5. With a 18-13 vote, senators passed HB 1927 on Wednesday that would allow eligible Texans to carry a gun on their person, in a holster, without a li...

By Megan Wehring  It will be up to the Texas Senate tomorrow morning to consider a permitless carry bill — legislation that many Hays County and state leaders deem unsafe. “Violence is escalating,” said Emilee Dawn Whitehurst, CEO of Houston Area Women’s Center. “Women and children are dying. Our fr...