AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A small group of Texas House Republicans got in each other’s faces during a brief but intense exchange after the chamber passed a contentious property tax bill. The House voted Monday to require local governments to hold elections if property taxes increase by 6 percent, letting voters possibly “rollback” such increases. The…… MORE
AUSTIN (AP) – Three University of Texas professors have filed suit in federal court, seeking to block the state’s “campus carry” law before it takes effect next month. Wednesday’s court filing came from sociology professor Jennifer Lynn Glass, and English professors Lisa Moore and Mia Carter, all of the UT system’s flagship Austin campus. They…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The University of Texas at Austin will not allow guns in its dormitories. The legislature passed a law last year that allows licensed gun owners to carry weapons on public college campuses. Schools, however, can establish “gun free zones,” but those areas must not make carrying a weapon impossible on campus. University…… MORE