Posted on · Community members can report a potential threat to iWatchTexas via an app, online or over the phone. The resource launched last year, shortly after the shooting at Santa Fe High School.
Posted on · The orders focus largely on improving reporting channels when members of the public or law enforcement agencies worry that a person might be a threat to commit violence.
Posted on · The task force will analyze current and emerging state threats and form stronger prevention strategies. Abbott took similar action — which led to sweeping legislation — after last year's school shooting in Santa Fe.
Posted on · The first day of class in El Paso's largest school district comes more than a week after a deadly mass shooting. "It's not at all, in any way, a typical start of school," the superintendent says.
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner is allocating an additional $1.5 million for public safety.
Posted on · Leaders in Dayton and El Paso were skeptical ahead of President Trump's visits but hoped that he would bring the communities together following mass shootings in both cities over the weekend.
Posted on · The family of a victim from last year’s mass shooting in Parkland happened to be in El Paso Sunday to unveil a mural in honor of their late son.
Posted on · The number of fatalities from the massacre is nearing the total number of homicides the border city experienced in all of 2018. FBI officials, meanwhile, say they fear potential copycat shootings.
Posted on · The U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, John Bash, said the investigation into the deadly attack is proceeding with a "view towards bringing federal hate crime charges."
Posted on · Officials named those killed in the attack on Sunday morning; their ages range from 22 to 57. Among them is the suspect's sister. It was the second major mass shooting in the U.S. in under 24 hours.
Posted on · More than two dozen were also injured in the shooting, according to state and local officials. A white man was taken into custody without incident.
Posted on · Denise Slaughter and her family are involved in helping people like her attacker.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: President Trump visits the Texas-Mexico border. A mass shooting survivor takes action to help people like her attacker. Dwight Silverman discusses the latest technology news. And local food writers discuss their favorite seafood restaurants.
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."
Posted on · There are many things employers can do to prevent workplace violence