Texas Senate poised to vote on constitutional carry

Published April 30, 2021 2:00pm ET



A week after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he didn’t have the votes in the Republican-led state Senate to pass constitutional carry, he’s now saying he will bring the bill to the floor for a vote.

Texas is one of the only Republican-led states that has not passed a constitutional carry bill. In constitutional carry states, residents can legally carry a firearm without a license.

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