Posted on · A 2015 law that allowed licensed adults to carry concealed weapons on college campuses sparked widespread protest. Now one legislator wants to extend the practice to include public schools and some charter schools.
Posted on · A church and a coffeeshop allege gun sign requirements discriminate against property owners.
Posted on · Left in carry-ons, TSA agents find thousands of guns at security checkpoints. Four of the top 10 airports where TSA found the most guns were in Texas.
Posted on · Last year’s massacre at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church have prompted churches across Texas to rethink their security policies. Many in the Houston area have concluded posting signs banning firearms make them more attractive targets to would-be shooters.
Posted on · Texans who have lost or damaged their license to carry a handgun as a result of Hurricane Harvey can receive a free replacement, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday.
Posted on · Texas' new "campus carry" law took effect yesterday (Aug. 1, 2016). That means many students at the state's four-year public universities will head to class on campuses that allow concealed weapons (it takes effect at Texas community colleges next year). The law allows licensed gun owners to bring their weapons into classrooms, faculty offices and […]
Posted on · Texas is joining eight other states that allow guns on campus. The controversial "campus carry" law takes effect today (Aug. 1, 2016). Now people with licenses can be armed at public colleges across Texas. To find out if they're ready here in Houston, News 88.7 education reporter Laura Isensee takes us on a campus tour […]
Posted on · Three law enforcement officers were fatally shot – and three more wounded – Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. State police officials today say the shooter "was targeting officers." The attack on police, of course, follows the one in Dallas just eleven days ago at an otherwise peaceful protest organized in response to two high-profile […]
Posted on · Even as violent and property crimes fall, more Americans are carrying concealed handguns. Many think having a gun makes them safer, but the decision to shoot is a serious one with grave consequences.
Posted on · The University of Houston released today (Tuesday March 1) its draft plan to implement the law known as campus carry.
Posted on · Open carry has been in effect in the state of Texas for a month now. The new law allows concealed handgun license holders to carry pistols openly. But private businesses can ban it on their premises, providing — at every entrance — they post 30.07 signs, so named for the statute which requires them. Those […]
Posted on · Open carry has been in effect in the state of Texas for a month now. The new law allows concealed handgun license holders to carry pistols openly. But private businesses can ban it on their premises, providing — at every entrance — they post 30.07 signs, so named for the statute which requires them. Those […]
Posted on · The chancellors who testified before the committee say they plan to follow the letter and spirit of the new law, which allows students with concealed handgun licenses to carry their weapons in public college buildings.
Posted on · As the Texas Legislature takes on open carry and campus carry bills, psychologist Michael Winters joins us to contemplate what goes on in our minds when we enter a room, and we know someone there has a gun — and why some among us feel safer, while others feel threatened. We also discuss what’s happening […]
Posted on · From the legislature taking up another measure that would allow licensed, concealed firearms on Texas college campuses, to 5,000-6,000 layoffs at Halliburton; and from re-imagining Houston’s bus routes to saving the endangered monarch butterfly by planting more milkweed: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s news. Our panel of non-experts […]