Governor Rick Perry has signed Senate Bill 321 into law!  This NRA-backed bill authored by state Senator Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) and state Representative Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington) prohibits employers from enacting and enforcing bans on employees transporting and storing firearms in their locked, private motor vehicles while parked at work.  The act will take effect on September 1, 2011.  Click here to view a copy of NRA-ILA's press release on this topic.

As reported to you last weekend, Senate Bill 321 has finally passed in the Texas Legislature and was sent to Governor Rick Perry for his signature. This NRA-backed legislation was authored by state Senator Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) and state Representative Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington).  This bill prohibits employers from enacting and enforcing bans on employees transporting

Cheating in saltwater fishing tournaments and trying to sneak illegally taken or possessed saltwater fish through Texas waters promise to become much riskier propositions later this year, when bills recently passed by the Texas Legislature take effect.

As we reported earlier this week, state Senator Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) successfully amended language allowing concealed handgun licensees to protect themselves on public college and university campuses onto Senate Bill 1581. 

the Texas House passed Senate Bill 321, NRA-backed employee protection/parking lot legislation sponsored by state Senator Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) and state Representative Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington), by a 117-29 vote.  SB 321, substituted in House Bill 681 on the House floor since it had already passed the Senate, would prevent employers from enacting and enforcing policies to prohibit employees from storing firearms in their locked, private motor vehicles while parked at work. 

Country music sensation Jack Ingram is coming to Allen, Texas, to help Cabela's kickoff the grand opening of its new 100,000-square-foot store with a special concert Friday night, April 15, at Allen Event Center.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and representatives from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) — the trade association for the firearms industry — today announced the return of the “Don’t Lie for the Other Guy” major campaign to reduce illegal straw purchases of firearms in the Houston area.

Texas Brigades is now accepting applications for students ages 13-17 to attend one of its five summer camps offering wildlife education and leadership development.

The Texas Wildlife Association welcomes Mary Pearl Meuth to its Conservation Legacy team. Mary Pearl will be working as an independent contractor in the Houston and surrounding area. Her focus will be youth education.

The Toyota Texas Bass Classic will be broadcast nationally on Fox Sports Net on Sunday, November 21 at 6:00 p.m. EST, CST & MST and 4:00 p.m. PST. The event is a one-of-a-kind tournament in the world of professional bass fishing that brings the top 50 anglers in the world, regardless of tour affiliation, together to compete for a world championship.