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21 CBS DFW By Jack Fink April 26, 2021

A Constitutional Carry bill approved by the Texas House will be considered by a newly formed Senate Committee later this week.

The Constitutional Issues Committee has set 9 a.m. Thursday, April 29, for a hearing on House Bill 1927.

It comes as Texas Republican Party Chair, Ret. Lt. Col. Allen West has urged Governor Greg Abbott and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick to support the measure.

In an interview Monday, April 26, West said, “We don’t need to study the issue. Either they see it as a constitutional right or they don’t. Twenty other states have said that they do see it as a constitutional right.”

On Friday, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick formed the new Committee, and the Chair, Senator Charles Schwertner tweeted that he supports HB 1927.

Schwertner proposed a similar measure last week that has been referred to the Senate Administration Committee.

West said, “The thing that is very disconcerting for a lot of Texas Republicans is that Constitutional Carry is one of the eight legislative priorities that were voted upon last summer by the delegates to the Texas Republican convention.”

More: https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/04/26/house-constitutional-carry-bill-texas-senate-committee/