AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) - Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 446 into law over the weekend, making it legal to carry brass knuckles, key chains (usually shaped like animals with pointy ears), ...

AUSTIN - A North Texas woman accused of possession of a prohibited weapon for carrying a kitty key chain will not face criminal charges, the Denton County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.

Move over knives and guns. Brass knuckles might be making a comeback in Texas. A plan to remove them — as well as self-defense plastic key chains shaped like cats or dogs with pointy ears — from the ...