Texas will likely allow people to carry handguns without a license

• The bill now heads to Gov. Greg Abbot's desk for signing, which he has indicated he will do.
• Texas already has some of the loosest gun restrictions in the country.

The big picture: This would apply provided the owner "as long as they don’t have violent crime convictions or some other legal prohibition in their background," though it's not clear how this will be determined without background checks currently part of the licensing process.

Of note: Gun control groups have opposed the measure, pointing to Texas' history of mass shootings, per AP.