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TREKFAN wrote:

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.

Still think campus and open carry will have a chance?

Despite what some politicians and pundits have said, campus carry has been a long shot ever since it was first introduced in 2009. It has always had strong support in both houses of the Texas Legislature, but it's an extremely controversial bill, and the system is stacked against controversial bills. Particularly in Texas, it's much easier to kill a bill than to pass a bill--one well-placed opponent can undercut 180 supporters.

Open carry is in the same boat, but it's a more recent comer to the Texas political stage, so it's at an even greater disadvantage.

With that said, anything can happen in the latter part of the session. Deals are cut, amendments are offered, and wheels are greased in unpredictable ways. The proverbial fat lady doesn't sing for another eight weeks.

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.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

canvasbck 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 again, I'm "guardedly optimistic."

Chas.

Neither of them was voted on one week after the hearings and neither of them is sceduled to be considered during next week's meeting on the 28th.

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/ ... 808001.HTM

If they are not voted on this Thursday, then a call-to-action will go out.

Chas.

There seems to be a lot of feet dragging going on. Homeland Security & Public Safety still hasn't voted on the gun bills, and Urban Affairs still hasn't voted on the knife preemption bill.

canvasbck 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 again, I'm "guardedly optimistic."

Chas.

Neither of them was voted on one week after the hearings and neither of them is sceduled to be considered during next week's meeting on the 28th.

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/ ... 808001.HTM

The scheduled bills are the bills on which the committee will hear testimony. Since the committee already heard testimony on the gun bills, those bills obviously wouldn't be scheduled again. The committee can vote on any pending bill any time they meet. The actual votes are frequently done as "desk votes" (at the chairperson's desk on the House floor) rather than in formal committee hearings. Don't start freaking out yet.