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Houston Matters Highlights Conversations About Campus Carry

Posted on · During this fundraising week, we're highlighting coverage of a number of important issues and developments that we've felt compelled to revisit time and again over the course of the last year, like pensions, the state of the oil and gas industry and efforts to mitigate traffic. Today, we review the long road area college campuses […]

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Waller County and AG’s Office Go Head-to-Head Over Open Carry In Court Offices

Posted on · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently filed a lawsuit against Waller County over signs that ban firearms posted in its multipurpose county courthouse in Hempstead. The suit centers on an exemption in the state's open carry law that prohibits firearms "on the premises of any government court or offices utilized by the court." In a […]

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Guns in Courthouses and a Federal Judicial Backlog: Monday’s Show (September 12, 2016)

Posted on · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently filed a lawsuit against Waller County over signs that ban firearms posted in its multipurpose county courthouse in Hempstead. The suit centers on an exemption in the state's open carry law that prohibits firearms "on the premises of any government court or offices utilized by the court." In a […]