Texas Gun Laws

• Texas gun ban for young adults thrown out by U.S. judge after Supreme Court ruling

  There was no immediate comment from the office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott or the state's attorney general, Ken Paxton, both Republicans.

  World

  Aug 25, 2022
  
• Texas has some of the least restrictive gun laws. But here’s what the state does restrict

  Texans don't need a licence for a handgun but owning six or more sex toys is considered a crime in a country where the leading cause of death for those aged one to 19 is by gun.

  Crime

  May 29, 2022
  
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• Texas closes in on legislation allowing unlicensed carrying of handguns

  Texas already has some of the loosest gun laws in the country and has more than 1.6 million handgun license holders.

  World

  May 24, 2021
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• Texas churches need more guns, attorney general says after mass shooting

  Republican Ken Paxton appeared on Fox News just hours after the mass shooting, which left 26 dead.

  World

  Nov 6, 2017
• Texas professors sue over guns on campus before class begins

  Texas' new law allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms has barely started and already faces a legal challenge seeking to block it before students return for the fall semester.

  World

  Aug 2, 2016