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As others have pointed out, it has been legal to carry in places of worship for quite some time now (assuming people were not provided notice under 30.06 and 30.07). That being said, there WAS a new law passed in 2017 that I believe DOES deserve credit in this event. HB421 by Matt Rinaldi exempted volunteer church security personnel from Section 1702.333, Occupations Code. This allowed LTCs to carry self-defense handguns while volunteering. The heroes at this church (the one who stopped the shooter and the ones who fell while attempting to) were acting as a volunteer security team for the church. I believe the book of John, chapter 15 verse 13 says it best;
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."