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Posted on · Gun safety advocates in Texas are demanding that Gov. Greg Abbott raise the age for purchasing AR-15-style rifles from 18 to 21. Abbott could put the issue to a vote by calling a special session.
Posted on · A medical doctor began researching the impact of gun violence after a tweet from the NRA tweet 2018 which said, “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane."
Posted on · Student activists from March For Our Lives joined local organizations and Santa Fe survivors to rally against gun violence
Posted on · As a new school safety committee meets, some Texas students feel their voices aren’t being heard in the process.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Student activists want their voices heard in a new school safety committee. We learn about some errors on recent STAAR tests. We discuss new federal legislation giving terminally ill patients the right to try experimental drugs. Veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers questions about your pets. And we get an update on Houston sports.
Posted on · The group of students also said that they have mixed emotions about returning to school next Tuesday.
Posted on · Law enforcement, religious leaders and the March for Our Lives movement are in the group and the Mayor expects initial recommendations before the next school year
Posted on · "Dear Governor Abbott, Our job is to be good students. Your job is to keep us safe."
Posted on · Plus BONUS: What will settle the "Bean War" with Chicago? The next World Series
Posted on · Brandon and Jay talk about the latest with Stormy Daniels, the 'March for Our Lives' movement and more
Posted on · Houston Matters’ political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories — with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · Student activists put on highly choreographed event in just five weeks — with help from celebrities and other donors.
Posted on · Sam Zeif, like other Marjory Stoneman Douglas students, has become a familiar face on Twitter and on television after a gunman killed 17 people last month
Posted on · Massive crowds descended upon Washington, D.C., and across the nation Saturday to march for gun control in the U.S., following the deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., last month
Posted on · Turner spoke Saturday morning at a rally at Tranquillity Park as part of the nationwide "March for Our Lives" following deadly gunfire last month at a school in Parkland, Florida