Stand Your Ground Goes to Governor
The House gave final passage to the so-called "stand your ground" legislation removing Texans' legal duty to flee from an attacker before killing him in self-defense.
Yesterday it got preliminary approval on a voice vote. Today, it passes 133 to 13. The Senate voted it out unanimously a week ago.
In Dallas, the only reps who voted against it today were Rep. Terri Hodge and Rep. Barbara Mallory Caraway, both Ds. Yesterday, Yvonne Davis registered a no vote but didn't show up on today's board - when we know her vote (it'll be a no) I'll update.
Is this the very first bill to hit the gov's desk this session? How very Texas THAT would be.
Comments
One newspaper today said the first bill to hit Gov. Perry's desk was the one clearing up the confusion at county clerk's offices caused by Attorney General Greg Abbott's ruling that Social Security numbers of living people must be redacted from public records before release.
Posted by: rtgarrett | March 20, 2007 11:29 AM
Yep, you would think there might be more pressing matters for them to be attending to rather than doing the NRA's bidding.
Posted by: Lori | March 20, 2007 12:48 PM