Had it not been for 9/11 along with the increased focus on Undocumented Aliens, and the increase in drug violence...with tightened "Homeland Security" and Increased Border Security, road hunting/collecting would never have been an issue.

That border area is practically a war zone. There's more branches of law enforcement (civil, county, State, Federal) and more branches of military there than anywhere in the country. More of them in number for any civilian region, too.
That is why there is a ban on road hunting. Because that's the favored place for herp hunting in Texas and night time is the favored time. Simply a matter of removing one of the needles in the haystack. A matter of limited resources. Just another unfunded Federal mandate/issue.

It has nothing to do with some old hand Game Wardens thinking herp collectors are a pain in the ass.

As far as the rest of it goes, it's AR agenda all the way. The AR crowd doesn't care about the reasons behind the road ban, but they'll sure take the win for their side. It was practically a freebie.

Just my opinion.
jsc
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