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Tag: gun control

Election 2020

In Long-Shot Bid, Democrats Hope Sima Ladjevardian Can Unseat Dan Crenshaw

Jen Rice

Posted on October 14, 2020 · The race has garnered national attention from Democrats, but is a “likely Republican” win.

Tags 2020 election Affordable Care Act climate change Dan Crenshaw gun control Sima Ladjevardian TXCongress

Harris County

Harris County Unveils New Gun Safety Measures

Andrew Schneider

Posted on October 30, 2019 · The steps include expanding the Safe Surrender Program to get guns out of the hands of those charged with domestic violence.

Tags gun control gun safety gun violence Harris County Commissioners Court Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo

News

Houston-Area Lawmaker Defends Controversial Twitter Exchange With Beto O’Rourke

Jen Rice

Posted on September 13, 2019 · State Rep. Briscoe Cain told O’Rourke, “My AR is ready for you Robert Francis.”

Tags AR-15 rifles Beto O'Rourke briscoe cain Democratic presidential debate gun control second amendment twitter

Red, White & Blue

Red, White and Blue: Gun Violence In America

Sophie Moll

Posted on September 13, 2019 · Catch the latest episode of "Red, White and Blue"

Tags 2nd amendment Derek Cohen Dr. Robert Muhammad El Paso shooting gun control gun reform gun violence Houston politics Mayor's Commission Against Gun Violence Odessa mass shooting texas politics Texas Public Policy Foundation

News

Will Anything Change After Texas’ Latest Mass Shootings?

Florian Martin

Posted on September 11, 2019 · The partisan divide is real, but elected officials may have found some common ground on the issue of gun violence.

Tags gun control gun violence mass shootings Texas Legislature texas politics

Party Politics

Party Politics: Texas Shootings and Gun Control

Sophie Moll

Posted on September 6, 2019 · Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina provide insight into recent Congressional retirements and the upcoming fight for Texas during the 2020 Midterm Elections.

Tags 2020 presidential race 2020 Texas midterms Brandon Rottinghaus gun control Jerónimo Cortina Odessa mass shooting Party Politics Texas GOP retirements texas politics U.S Politics U.S. Rep Bill Flores

Politics

Texas House Democrats Ask Gov. Greg Abbott To Call A Special Session After Two Mass Shootings

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune / Chase Karacostas, The Texas Tribune

Posted on September 4, 2019 · Members of the House minority say they want to consider legislation “closing the background check loopholes” and “banning the sale of high-capacity magazines.”

Tags Gov. Greg Abbott gun control gun violence special legislative session Texas House

Texas

Texas Safety Commission Discusses Guns, Terrorism And Social Media At Post-El Paso Roundtable

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 22, 2019 · The new panel met Thursday at the state Capitol in Austin and is scheduled to convene again next week in El Paso.

Tags El Paso shooting gun control gun policy Texas Safety Commission

Politics

Harris County’s Options To Counter Gun Violence Limited

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 19, 2019 · Texas state law preempts city and county governments from regulating most gun ownership and sales.

Tags gun control gun violence harris county Texas State Legislature

Local

After El Paso Shooting, Suburban Houston Voters Reexamine Their Own Views On Guns

Claudia Grisales, NPR

Posted on August 15, 2019 · Texas is home to some of the deadliest shootings in modern U.S. history. It's making some in a once solidly Republican community outside Houston revisit their positions on gun control.

Tags El Paso shooting Fort Bend County gun control houston sugar land texas

In-Depth

Millions Of Older Americans Own Guns, Leaving Caretakers To Worry About The Risk

Anthony Cave, KERA

Posted on July 9, 2019 · The state can take away an elderly patient's driver's license if they present a driving risk, but it doesn't work that way with guns. Police can only intervene if someone poses an immediate risk.

Tags gun control gun owners the elderly

In-Depth

How Texas Legislators Are Responding To The Santa Fe Shooting

Jen Rice

Posted on April 29, 2019 · State lawmakers from the Santa Fe area want schools to have active shooter plans and more mental health resources. They’re also keeping gun control off the table.

Tags gun control Santa Fe High School Santa Fe school shooting school shooting State Rep. Greg Bonnen state Sen. Larry Taylor

News

Texas Senate School Safety Committee Recommends Focusing on Mental Health, Avoids Gun Control

Matthew Choi Texas Tribune

Posted on August 6, 2018 · The Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Safety also wants to explore new funding to help arm certain school employees.

Tags gun control mental health school safety school violence shooting texas

News

Blocked from Distributing Plans for 3D-Printed Guns, ‘Crypto-Anarchist’ Is Still in The DIY Gun Business

Matthew Choi Texas Tribune

Posted on August 6, 2018 · Cody Wilson's group Defense Distributed is known for attempting to upload the digital blueprints for 3D-printed guns. But he also helps customers make unregistered, unserialized conventional firearms, from Glocks to AR-15s.

Tags 3D-printed guns Cody Wilson gun control gun rights activist guns texas

News

Substitute Hurt in Santa Fe Shooting Calls for More Training

John Wayne Ferguson, The Galveston County Daily News, Via AP

Posted on August 6, 2018 · Ten people died and 13 were injured inside Santa Fe High School on May 18

Tags Flo Rice gun control Santa Fe High School Santa Fe Shooting school shooting Texas-Survivor The Galveston County Daily News training

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