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Douva wrote:The Texas House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety is scheduled to meet tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM, in the Agricultural Museum on the first floor of the Capitol's west wing, to vote on pending business.

TrueFlog wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:I hate the phrase "guardedly optimistic" because it's so over used, but it applies to my feelings at this time. Many people, me included, were very concerned about the appointment of an El Paso Democrat, Joe Pickett, as Chairman of the House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee. It appeared to play into the hands of liberal, anti-gun Democrats because that is the most important House committee for gun owners in Texas.

So why am I feeling better about major bills this session? In spite of tremendous pressure from within his own Party in Texas and elsewhere, Chairman Pickett scheduled public hearings on two high profile, emotionally charged bills and he did it earlier than in last session. I'm speaking of campus-carry and open-carry bills. We also expect those bills to be voted on in a timely fashion, i.e. one week after the hearings. If the votes occur as we have been led to believe, then there is every reason to believe the House will not be an impediment to passing pro-gun bills. That said, this isn't my first rodeo and only time will tell, but only again, I'm "guardedly optimistic."

Chas.

I'm curious - If we do get these two bills to the floor for a vote, do we have enough votes to get them passed in both chambers? I know Campus Carry has majority support, but I don't know where most legislators stand on Open Carry.