A number of measures passed by the 84th Legislature will become law today,reports The Amarillo Globe-News.The most high-profile of these is the state’s controversial new open carry legislation. People with concealed handgun licenses will now be allowed to carry their firearms openly. However, guns will not be allowed in schools, hospitals, courthouses, some government buildings or in businesses and other private properties posting “handguns prohibited” signs. A related bill, Campus Carry, will allow CHL holders to carry their firearms on public colleges and universities.
Another major pieces of legislation passed in this year’s session is the property and business tax cut.
Another new law getting lots of attention restricts a teenage girl’s ability to get an abortion without parental consent or the authorization of a legal guardian.
