A version of this story ran in the November / December 2019 issue. Days after a man drove through Midland and Odessa, shooting his AR-15-style rifle out his window at bystanders and killing seven ...

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Editor's note: This column has been updated to clarify the proposed federal rule change on which gun sellers must be licensed came after the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Ed Scruggs ...

AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he's "willing to take an arrow" and defy the National Rifle Association by pressing Texas to close one loophole in gun-purchaser background checks. On Friday, ...