Texas Senate passes bill to end gun-free zones on college campuses

Calling a 20 to 11 vote "divided" seems amusing to me, and I suspect that the Austin American-Statesman rarely uses that claim for other legislation that it backs.

By a 20-11 vote, a divided Texas Senate gave final approval this morning to a bill that would allow college students with state handgun licenses to carry weapons in dorms and classrooms.

The measure faces an uncertain fate in the House, which last week killed a similar proposal on a technicality.

The proposal would allow private colleges and universities to prohibit handguns on their campuses. But public institutions would have to allow Texans with state concealed-handgun permits to possess weapons in dorms and classrooms, a move that has been strongly opposed by administrators. . . . .