gun control

The Trump administration declined to immediately appeal a ruling by a federal judge in Lubbock that invalidated parts of the 1934 National Firearms Act.

The fair banned firearms in 2024 after a shooting at Fair Park. Paxton's lawsuit has faced multiple setbacks, the latest from a court appointed entirely by Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Kansas bill is prompted by changes in federal law and the possibility of registration requirements regarding silencers and short-barreled shotguns being overturned completely.

Mexico’s 2021 lawsuit accuses Smith & Wesson and Interstate Arms of knowingly supplying weapons to dealers who sell to traffickers. The companies’ lawyer compared the case to holding Budweiser liable for drunk driving, a concern echoed by conservative justices.

Legislators passed a bill that requires courts to report certain involuntary mental health hospitalizations to the federal gun background check system. Many other measures that could restrict firearm access got little traction.

The group called for changes to the state’s gun laws, like increasing the minimum age to purchase a semi-automatic weapon, along with the implementation of so-called “red flag” laws.

In a letter sent Wednesday, Attorney General Ken Paxton's office said Citigroup's restrictions against gun retailers violates Texas law, and that the state won't OK bonds with Citigroup underwriting.

The Texas Politics Project recently asked voters about the issues most important to them. The top three were immigration, the state economy and abortion, all with double-digit support.

The question moving forward is whether Democrats, outnumbered in the Texas Legislature for two decades, will be able to put enough pressure on lawmakers to move on a previously intractable issue in gun-friendly Texas and that Republicans, who support looser gun laws, will fight tooth and nail.

The shooting in South Texas came just days before the NRA holds its annual meeting in Houston.