Houston Public MediaJun 18, 2025

Texas lawmakers passed another set of bills making it easier for gun owners to access and keep firearms, and expanded the kinds of weapons they can access.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/guns/2025/06/18/524407/texas-again-lowers-restrictions-on-certain-firearms-passes-on-regulations/

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Texas again lowers restrictions on certain firearms, passes on regulations

Lawmakers passed a handful of bills aimed at easing access to guns as a new pediatric study links state legislation to increased firearm deaths.

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Houston Public MediaMay 28, 2025

A House bill prohibiting city and county governments in Texas from holding gun buyback events, like the ones in Houston and Harris County in recent years, will soon be heading to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/guns/2025/05/28/522443/house-bill-banning-local-governments-from-holding-gun-buyback-events-passes-texas-senate/

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Texas bill banning local governments from holding gun buyback events on verge of becoming law

House Bill 3053 would have an outsized effect on Houston and Harris County, which have collected thousands of firearms at such events in recent years.

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