Concealed carry, however, is usually a much better choice if you have it available to you (which you do, theoretically, in all but Wisconsin and Illinois).
The 2nd amendment was added to the Constitution as to prevent this infringement of the rights of the people via 10th amendment promotion.
what the hell is a non permissive open carry state?
It’s true that Open Carry of handguns is illegal in Texas. However licenced Concealed Carry is legal and anyone can legally carry a handgun (concealed) in their vehicle or carry openly on their own propery.
You can also legally carry a rifle or shotgun (either loaded or unloaded) openly on your person or in your vehicle.