I received an email from the Texas State Rifle Association fairly late in the day yesterday.
Senate Bill 321, aka “the guns in parking lots” bill, has passed both houses of the Legislature, and is on the way to the Governor’s desk for signature.
I haven’t been able to find much press reporting about this. According to the TSRA email, there are some limited exemptions involving people servicing oil and gas wells on leased property, and school district employees. Also, according to TSRA, people in the petro-chemical industry have to have a CHL, but are allowed to keep rifles and shotguns, as well as handguns, in their vehicles.
Everyone else, including those employed by college campuses, can now keep a firearm and ammunition out of sight in a locked personal vehicle.
I am both delighted and eager to see how this plays out. Well done, TSRA. Well done.