The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would remove permit requirements for people to carry handguns in public, moving the bill one step closer to becoming ...

But Texas would be by far the largest state to allow its gun owners to carry their weapons in public without a license, if the bill passes. Texas already allows citizens to carry rifles openly without ...

In June, Texas took a drastic step to cut down on building permit delays. As commercial developers reported monthslong waits for basic permits, the legislature approved House Bill 14. The legislation ...

Within an 18-month span, new applications for handgun licenses in Texas both peaked and hit a five-year low. In June 2020, amid nationwide protests over police brutality and early coronavirus ...

"Judge overrules Texas, strikes down air pollution permit for Gulf Coast oil terminal" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and ...