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TX:Governor Elect Abbot says he will sign Constitutional Carry if it Comes to his Desk
http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2014/11/txgovernor-elect-abbot-says-he-will.html
November 14, 2014

Governor elect Greg Abbot said that he supported open carry when he was running for governor. Some said that he did not mean it. Shortly after he was elected, he took the time to re-iterate his support for an open carry reform, saying that he would sign such a reform if it came to him from the legislature. He said: If it is good enough for Massachusetts, it is good enough for Texas.

“If open carry is good enough for Massachusetts, it’s good enough for the state of Texas,” Abbott said.

Now he has solidified and expanded his remarks, making it clear that he will sign *any* open carry reform sent to him. These remarks strengthen the case for constitutional carry a great deal. Its opponents can no longer claim that it would not be supported by the Governor elect. Five states now have constitutional carry, and bills have passed in others, only to be stymied by a hostile governor’s veto, such as in Utah by Governor Herbert in 2013, even though it passed by over a 2-1 margin.

Greg Abbott has said that will not happen in Texas. From ktrh.com:

Another issue facing the incoming Governor is the one involving open carry in Texas. Abbott supports it, and there will be a choice for lawmakers to make between open carry and Constitutional carry.

“There will be robust debate between the two. I will sign whichever bill comes to my desk,” Abbott stated.
Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina has also said that she would support constitutional carry, in February of this year.

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Abbott’s Tune Has Changed on Gun Laws
http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/abbott-changes-tune-gun-laws/
Feb. 18, 2015

Abbott made a similar shift on so-called open carry laws in November, when he told KTRH-TV in Houston that he supported both proposed versions — one that requires gun holders to have a license and one that lets people openly tote a handgun without a permit. The former is known as “licensed carry.” The latter is called “constitutional carry.”