/tags/permitless-carry Permitless Carry en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 06 Sep 2021 14:17:05 GMT /politics/2021-09-06/abortion-ban-permitless-carry-elections-bill-the-week-that-solidified-texas-hard-right-turn-after-the-2020-election Texas� new near-total abortion ban, one of the most restrictive in the nation, punctuated a week that brought into stunning relief just how far the state’s political pendulum has swung to the right since the 2020 election. Mon, 06 Sep 2021 14:17:05 GMT /politics/2021-09-06/abortion-ban-permitless-carry-elections-bill-the-week-that-solidified-texas-hard-right-turn-after-the-2020-election Patrick Svitek and James Barragán | The Texas Tribune /texas/2021-09-01/texans-no-longer-need-a-permit-to-carry-a-handgun-how-we-got-here-and-what-worries-law-enforcement After several mass shootings in Texas, some Republican leaders � including Gov. Greg Abbott � pledged to try to prevent another incident from happening again. But stricter gun laws did not come out of the 2021 legislative session. Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:39:48 GMT /texas/2021-09-01/texans-no-longer-need-a-permit-to-carry-a-handgun-how-we-got-here-and-what-worries-law-enforcement Jennifer Stayton /texas/2021-08-24/permitless-carry-becomes-legal-in-texas-next-week-heres-what-you-need-to-know Starting Sept. 1, anyone who legally owns a gun will be allowed to carry it in public without a license in Texas. Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:55:02 GMT /texas/2021-08-24/permitless-carry-becomes-legal-in-texas-next-week-heres-what-you-need-to-know Florian Martin /crime-justice/2021-08-16/texas-permitless-carry-law-handguns-law-enforcement Starting Sept. 1, most Texans will be able to carry handguns in public without going through training or having to get permits. Law enforcement officers worry that could make their jobs more dangerous. Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:30:40 GMT /crime-justice/2021-08-16/texas-permitless-carry-law-handguns-law-enforcement Heidi Pérez-Moreno | The Texas Tribune