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Santa Fe ISD To Use Metal Detectors
Posted on · Trustees last week approved spending at least $1.5 million for upgraded campus security.
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FBI To Start Using A 2nd Database For Gun Background Checks
Posted on · 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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‘Road To Change’: Students Set Sights On Gun Control In Texas
Posted on · The Parkland activists are visiting cities across the country this summer to keep the conversation going after gaining the nation’s attention in February.
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Will Texas Pass A “Red Flag” Law To Remove Guns From People Who Are Deemed Dangerous?
Posted on · As part of his school and gun safety plan, Gov. Greg Abbott wants to explore a law that would allow local officials to take guns away from people if a judge declares them a danger — while also protecting Second Amendment rights. It's an issue that has previously gone nowhere in the Texas Legislature.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Houston Partnering With Microsoft, And Outsider Art (May 4, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about a new partnership between Microsoft and the City of Houston. Then, the Houston Chronicle's executive editor talks about the general state of the newspaper industry. Our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, Bad, & Ugly of the week's news. And a new book examines outsider art in Texas.
National
19 Years After Columbine, Students Walk Out To Stop Gun Violence
Posted on · Some 2,600 school walkouts are planned across the country, starting at 10 a.m. in each time zone
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Most Still Favor Stricter Gun Laws, But It’s Fading As A 2018 Voting Issue
Posted on · The number of voters in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll who say a candidate's position on gun policy will be a major factor in deciding whom to vote for has dropped 13 points since February
Houston Matters
Full Show: Troops At The Border, And Repealing A Constitutional Amendment (April 9, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We learn about Texas National Guard troops being deployed to the border. Then, we discuss the process of repealing a constitutional amendment. Plus, veterinarian Lori Teller answers your pet care questions. And we get an update on Houston sports.
Politics 101
Will March For Our Lives Influence Politicians–Particularly In Texas– And Why That Census Question Is Bad News For Our Economy
Posted on · Plus BONUS: What will settle the "Bean War" with Chicago? The next World Series
Politics
Cornyn In Sutherland Springs To Discuss ‘Fix NICS ACT’
Posted on · The 'Fix NICS Act' was signed into law by President Donald Trump last week
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Just What Is The NRA And How Did It Become So Powerful?
Posted on · Today, the National Rifle Association has around 5 million members; It lobbies, it raises money and it spends money on campaigns; And they have report cards on legislators and their positions on guns issues.
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Months After Sutherland Springs, Sen. John Cornyn And Texas Colleagues Push Improved Gun Background Checks Into Law
Posted on · Cornyn, the most powerful Texan in Congress, attached the measure to a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill
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Poll: Most U.S. Teachers Want Gun Control, Not Guns To Carry
Posted on · A Gallup poll finds teachers support measures like background checks for gun buyers, but little enthusiasm for bearing arms
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Music And Protest, Hand In Hand: Songs Of The Student Walkouts
Posted on · As students across the country walked out of their schools in a show of solidarity and a demonstration for gun control reform, music — as always — was a constant presence.
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Texas Sen. John Cornyn Says He Has The Votes To Pass A Gun Background Check Bill
Posted on · Cornyn had been pushing the bill since the Sutherland Springs shooting last year. He now has enough co-sponsors to avoid a filibuster