Open carry hadn't been permitted since the late 1800s in Texas. It was a law put in place for a reason that these Yahoos (think Swift) no longer remember. Probably never learned about in school before they dropped out in the ninth grade.

I plan to leave any establishment in which people come in with their personal firearms in view, and let the management know why I'm leaving, and the extent of their sales loss because of my departure. And I plan to ask in my regular places if they allow open carry, so I can find new regular places to shop, eat, etc, if necessary. It's about the only thing I can do now, since I don't think these folks are remotely qualified to "protect" me with their ill-conceived good intentions. I predict that a lot of innocent by-standers are going to be killed or maimed before the legislature reconsiders this permission to go native with handguns.