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The Texanist: Why Do Texans Call a Pig in a Blanket a Kolache? A Lone Star State native living in Chicago insists that only small pastry squares filled with cooked fruit deserve that name.

We have updated our House Floor Report to reflect today's supplemental calendar in its full 377 bill glory. To members of the ... ;-)

Floor Report for 2021-05-13 | Texas Action Texas Public Policy Action is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, principle-based organization founded on the idea that government should pursue policies that enhance liberty.

SB 1761 on tomorrow's Senate Intent calendar would remove a provision in Election Code allowing certain required political contribution and expenditure reports to be filed by telegram.

Texas House of Representatives To Consider Constitutional Carry:

HB 1927 is an excellent bill which would enact "constitutional carry" in Texas. This would allow anyone who is not legally prohibited from carrying a handgun to do so without first needing to obtain a license from the state. Requiring a license to carry is an infringement on the constitutional rights of Texans. Abolishing this impediment to the free exercise of rights protected by the Second Amendment would be a great victory for liberty in Texas. We support HB 1927.

HB 1927, session 87(R) - 2021 | Texas Action Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is 21 years of age or older and not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm or other weapon;....

Dear , please don’t let Iowa out Liberty us.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law allowing permitless handgun carry, purchase The Iowa law allows people to purchase or carry concealed handguns without first obtaining a permit. The permit system remains, but is now optional.