WASHINGTON (KFDX/KJTL) — The two Texas U.S. Senators and several other GOP lawmakers introduced a new bill that would make it easier to travel to different states with concealed carry guns. The bill is called the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. On Thursday, January 9, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) — along with other GOP colleagues — announced they introduced the bill. It would allow individuals with concealed carry licenses in their home state to carry in any other state that also allows concealed carrying. As of January 2025, Texas has concealed carry reciprocity agreements with multiple other states that would allow individuals with their Texas License to Carry (LTC) to legally carry in any other state that allows concealed carry. These agreements are either reciprocal or unilateral, meaning that both states recognize each other's permits or one state recognizes the other's permits. Texas has mutual recognition with the following states, meaning both states honor each other's concealed carry permits: Reciprocal Agreements: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming Some states recognize Texas LTCs, but Texas does not recognize permits from these states: Unilateral Recognition: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington There are states that neither recognize Texas LTCs nor have their permits recognized by Texas: States Without Reciprocity: Oregon, Minnesota, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Delaware, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands