Texas to allow open carrying of handguns

THE US state of Texas is set to reverse a ban on openly carrying handguns dating to the post-Civil War era.

Texas politicians have approved carrying handguns openly on the streets.

TEXAS politicians have approved carrying handguns openly on the streets of the nation's second most-populous state.

THEY'RE now sending the bill to Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who's expected to sign it and reverse a ban dating to the post-Civil War era.