I want to open carry in Texas as well I spend a good deal of time there, mostly in the Dallas area.
I would open carry in heartbeat. It is a real pain exercising and keeping concealed at the same time.
Hope you are doing well.
And when I do that, I'll go buttonhole some politicians, assuming they are available when I can be there.
Some politicians just need to see a face and see who they are screwing over to convince them not to.
/johnny