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El Pasoans Were Targeted For Being Mexican — Historians Say That’s Been Happening For 200 Years
Posted on · A deep fear among some El Pasoans has cast a chilling shadow over their defiant shows of strength and unity.
Posted on · A deep fear among some El Pasoans has cast a chilling shadow over their defiant shows of strength and unity.
Posted on · El Pasoans talk about resilience in the face of multiple traumatic events from the mass shooting on Aug. 3, 2019, from the current COVID-19 health threat and economic downturn to the previous humanitarian crisis as parents and children arrived at the border seeking asylum.
Posted on · Residents of the border city are split over whether President Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric inspired the shooter.
Posted on · Listen to survivors as they reunite for the first time since the deadly Aug. 3 mass shooting a year ago in El Paso.
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.