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Texas Sen. John Cornyn Says He Has The Votes To Pass A Gun Background Check Bill

Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on March 9, 2018 · Cornyn had been pushing the bill since the Sutherland Springs shooting last year. He now has enough co-sponsors to avoid a filibuster

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Florida Governor Won’t Say Whether He Will Sign Gun Bill

BRENDAN FARRINGTON, AP

Posted on March 8, 2018 · Florida Gov. Rick Scott has not said what he will do, and he plans to take up the issue Friday with relatives of 17 people slain in the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

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After the Uvalde mass shooting, will the Texas Legislature pass meaningful gun reform?

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on January 17, 2023 · Historically, in sessions after a mass shooting in Texas, bills seeking to restrict guns have gone nowhere.

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Respect for Child Survivors Act (Jan. 13, 2023)

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Posted on January 13, 2023 · We learn about a recently passed law that aims to change the way child victims are treated during FBI investigations into human trafficking or child abuse claims. And we learn about the origins of some well-known superstitions.

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Months after the Uvalde shooting, gun control is no longer at the top of voters’ minds

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on October 27, 2022 · The Texas Politics Project recently asked voters about the issues most important to them. The top three were immigration, the state economy and abortion, all with double-digit support.

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False calls about active school shooters are rising. Behind them is a strange pattern

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Posted on October 7, 2022 · In September, schools across the country started getting hoax calls that active shooters were on their campuses. But nearly one month in, there are more questions than ever.

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