Firearms /tags/firearms Firearms en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 08 May 2025 21:35:51 GMT Texas Legislature makes move toward banning 'red flag' gun laws in the state /politics/2025-05-08/texas-house-red-flag-gun-laws-ban Texas lawmakers are steps away from passing a bill that would prevent governments from enforcing extreme risk protection orders. Those allow firearms to be temporarily removed from a person when they’re deemed a serious risk of harming themselves or others. Thu, 08 May 2025 21:35:51 GMT /politics/2025-05-08/texas-house-red-flag-gun-laws-ban Blaise Gainey Texas lawmakers consider a variety of bills to loosen restrictions around firearms /2025-04-15/texas-statehouse-senate-loosen-firearm-restrictions Gun related deaths have risen steadily statewide. But this session, lawmakers have proposed bills that could make it easier to access firearms. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-04-15/texas-statehouse-senate-loosen-firearm-restrictions Blaise Gainey, Nina Banks Austin's airport confiscated a record number of guns in 2022 /transportation/2023-01-20/austins-airport-confiscated-a-record-number-of-guns-in-2022 Security found 150 firearms in carry-on luggage at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in 2022. If travelers are caught with a firearm in their carry-on, local police are called and a fine of up to $15,000 could be administered. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:48:33 GMT /transportation/2023-01-20/austins-airport-confiscated-a-record-number-of-guns-in-2022 Haya Panjwani UT Professor Searches For Clues To Cartel Kidnappings /texas/2017-11-22/ut-professor-searches-for-clues-to-cartel-kidnappings From Texas Standard:The drug war between the Mexican government and drug cartels has been raging ever since then-President Felipe Calderon declared a� Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:58:37 GMT /texas/2017-11-22/ut-professor-searches-for-clues-to-cartel-kidnappings Alexandra Hart