Proposal reaffirms Texans’ right to hunt
The Texas state Senate has approved a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing Texans’ right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife.
The upper chamber, on a 27-3 vote Wednesday, sent the measure to the House. The plan could go before voters in November.
The sponsor, Conroe Republican Sen. Brandon Creighton, says the amendment seeks to “preserve the heritage and future of hunting and finishing” by solidifying it in the Texas Constitution.
Creighton says 18 other states have approved similar measures — necessary since some states have shortened hunting seasons or limited what animals can be hunted.
The amendment wouldn’t affect any current laws, nor would it scrap local ordinances banning discharging guns within city limits.
Creighton says he wants to ensure that hunting and fishing remain part of the identity of Texans. Alex Johnson, Collierville baseball: A Northern Alabama signee, Johnson has turned in the best March for a Dragons pitcher under Jef f Hopkins. The lef thander has won four games — including beating DeSoto Central and Briarcrest — while allowing just one run in 25.2 innings. He’s struck out 34 while walking just six and has a sublime 0.27 ERA. Connor Green, St. George’s baseball: Green, who will play at Ole Miss, threw a complete-game one hit ter with 17 strikeout s in a 5-1 victory over Rossville before following that up with a three-inning perfect game and seven K’s in a 15- 0 win over Fayet te Academy. Green has yet to allow an earned run in four star t s this year.
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