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 · Two state agencies have collaborated to create a report examining child abuse and neglect fatalities in Texas. Researchers with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services used public health information from the Department of State Health Services to examine nearly 700 cases in which a child died from abuse or neglect from 2010 to […]
Posted on · Last night, more than 500 volunteers took to the streets throughout Houston as part of an annual homeless count undertaken by the Coalition for the Homeless, to collect hard data about the number and characteristics of the areaâs homeless community. That data is expected to be released in a few months. On this edition of […]
Posted on · From making guns with a 3D printer, to Mattress Mack’s latest promotional bet, to a surprise awaiting some female patrons in the ladies’ room at a restaurant at Surfside Beach: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s news. Our panel of non-experts is comprised this week of: Russ Capper, founder […]
Posted on · Houston-based fine art and documentary photographer Shelley Calton has spent the last few years taking pictures of women with their guns. Concealed is a photo series featuring about 80 Texas women and the handguns they use for personal protection. Every picture in the series tells a different woman’s story, from the business woman leaning on […]
Posted on · As the new session of the Texas Legislature got underway Tuesday, gun rights advocates held a rally at the state capitol with a machine capable of building firearms with 3D-printing technology. These so-called “ghost guns” have no serial numbers. The event was part of a push to get rid of the stateâs handgun licensing requirements […]
Posted on · As the new session of the Texas Legislature got underway Tuesday, gun rights advocates held a rally at the state capitol with a machine capable of building firearms with 3D-printing technology. These so-called “ghost guns” have no serial numbers. The event was part of a push to get rid of the state's handgun licensing requirements […]
Posted on · This week: gun rights groups and gun control groups agreed on something — that the TABC should not allow alcohol to be sold at some venues where gun sales take place, both Houston airports now have free Wi-Fi, ground was broken at the new SpaceX spaceport in Brownsville, and some folks are upset saying the […]
Posted on · Gun rights group wants to highlight "racist" Texas gun laws.
Posted on · We visit Webster’s Auction Palace to learn about some of the exotic items up for sale this weekend that belonged to the late Houston hand surgeon Michael Brown. Items include numerous animal hides and 97 guns from the prolific hunter’s collection.
Posted on · The state wants to cut down on the time it takes for people to get their concealed handgun permits. Starting tomorrow, the Department of Public Safety will begin accepting requests online, as David Pitman reports.
Posted on · Federal agents say a concentrated effort here in Houston and parts of south Texas has been successful in slowing the flow of illegal weapons from the United States to Mexican drug cartels. As Jack Williams reports, the operation netted hundreds of new leads, illegal firearms and a better idea of where the guns are coming from.
Posted on · Recently, a man brought a rifle to one of the health care reform protest in Arizona, but was not arrested. It's perfectly legal to carry that type of weapon in Arizona. Bill Stamps did some digging and got some answers about Texas gun laws.
Posted on · Texas joins 32 other states in a request to the Supreme Court to hear a case on the right to bear arms. The brief filed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today calls for the court to overturn a lower court's decision that prohibited a Chicago man from owning a gun. Laurie Johnson has more.