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John Cornyn booed at Texas GOP convention in Houston

Paul DeBenedetto / Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 17, 2022 · The senior senator from Texas is part of a bipartisan group of legislators seeking a deal on guns.

Tags gop gun laws gun restrictions john cornyn red flag laws Texas Republican Convention

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Protests Planned During NRA Convention In Dallas Friday Night, Saturday

Molly Evans, KERA

Posted on May 4, 2018 · The event is also drawing protests, including by those who lost loved ones to gun violence

Tags gun restrictions gun violence guns nra NRA in Dallas

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Kroger Co. Joins Other Big Retailers, Tightens Gun Restrictions

Associated Press

Posted on March 1, 2018 · The change comes one day after Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods, both prominent gun sellers, tightened their company policy

Tags Corporate Reaction Fred Meyer gun restrictions guns Kroger Kroger Co. nra

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Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune

Posted on August 14, 2023 · After a June gathering in Fort Worth sponsored by a new company, Influenceable, social media leaders began backing the suspended Texas attorney general and a controversial human trafficking film. Those who favor transparency in political advocacy are concerned.

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Posted on August 2, 2023 · The Republican senator from Texas met with Houston's professional sports teams Wednesday to discuss his proposed federal legislation, which he said would combat price gouging and increase transparency in the resale ticket market.

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Texas becoming largest state to leave national bipartisan effort to prevent voter fraud

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Posted on July 21, 2023 · Texas' exit Thursday from the Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, makes it the ninth Republican-led state to leave the initiative since 2022.

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Author Katherine Schweit on How To Stop Mass Shootings in the U.S.

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on April 3, 2023 · The former head of the FBI’s Active Shooter program explains this persisting issue in our country.

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