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Sister of Uvalde shooting victim testifies before Texas lawmakers

JAMES BARRAGÁN, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 23, 2022 · Jazmin Cazares, 17, was one of several family members of shooting victims and experts testifying before Texas lawmakers on Thursday. Her sister, Jackie Cazares, 9, was one of the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde.

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FBI To Start Using A 2nd Database For Gun Background Checks

VICTORIA HANSEN, South Carolina Public Radio, NPR

Posted on July 13, 2018 · Dylann Roof was able to buy a gun two months before the Charleston church massacre because of a background check error. A new plan by the FBI aims to fix what critics call the "Charleston Loophole."

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Which Gun Control Proposals Actually Have A Chance Of Becoming Law?

PBS NewsHour

Posted on February 28, 2018 · Here are the six key proposals to watch

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Congress Stalled On Bills To Tighten Gun Background Check System

Kelsey Snell, NPR

Posted on February 27, 2018 · Lawmakers have made little progress in advancing any new gun control measures in since the February 14 shooting that left 17 people dead at a high school in Parkland, Florida

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Trump Wants To Ban Bump Stocks; Government Doesn’t Know If It Can Do It

Associated Press

Posted on February 22, 2018 · The president also tweeted his endorsement to raise the age to buy certain rifles to 21

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Calls For Better Background Checks After Florida Shooting

RISHIKA DUGYALA, The Texas Tribune / Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on February 20, 2018 · In his first public comments since the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting last week, Abbott called the status quo "unacceptable"

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Trump Tells Cornyn He’s Open To Tweaking Gun Background Check System

Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune

Posted on February 19, 2018 · President Donald Trump told U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Friday that he backs efforts by Texas' senior senator to revamp the nation's background check system for purchasing firearms.

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White House Tries To Clarify Contradictions With FBI Over Staffer Abuse Scandal

Scott Horsley, NPR

Posted on February 13, 2018 · FBI Director Christopher Wray said the background check on former White House staff secretary Rob Porter was complete months before Porter was forced to resign over allegations of domestic violence

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GOP, Democratic Senators Back Bill To Bolster FBI Gun Checks

Associated Press

Posted on November 17, 2017 · The measure's prospects in the Senate are unclear despite Cornyn's backing, and it faces an uncertain future in the GOP-run House

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Transportation

City Responds To Uber’s Threats To Leave Houston

Gail Delaughter

Posted on April 28, 2016 · The rideshare company says background check requirements are making it hard for them to operate. But Mayor Sylvester Turner says the priority is public safety.

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Transportation

Uber Threatening To Leave Houston Over Regulations For New Drivers

Gail Delaughter

Posted on April 27, 2016 · The company says Houston's requirements are making it difficult to do business in the city.

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Opposition growing to SB 147 (Jan. 24, 2023)

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Posted on January 24, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: We learn about opposition to Senate Bill 147, which would prevent companies and citizens from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia from purchasing land in Texas.

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What a $50 savings per taxpayer is costing Harris County residents

Andrew Schneider

Posted on January 23, 2023 · Republican officials contend last fall’s boycott of Harris County Commissioners Court was more than worth it, forcing cuts to what they saw as a bloated budget and granting relief to taxpayers burdened by inflation. But the bill is coming due in the form of starved departments and fewer services.

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