Democratic candidates in Texas governor race push for tighter gun laws

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With the March 6 primary just days away, candidates are spending their time pushing their positions on statewide issues. The recent deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school prompted the two Democratic frontrunners in the race for governor to press for changes to Texas’ gun laws.
Houston businessman Andrew White, son of late Gov. Mark White, urged Gov. Greg Abbott to convene an “emergency special session to pass common sense gun safety legislation&rdquo