Houston Matters
Turning grief into activism: Frontline documentary profiles Uvalde families
Posted on · Longtime public media reporter Maria Hinojosa tells us more about "After Uvalde: Guns, Grief, and Texas Politics."
Tag: Uvalde shooting
Town Square
Uvalde – One Year Later
Posted on · We take a look at how the community is healing and what’s changed since last year’s tragic school shooting.
Texas
Uvalde shooting: Houstonians show solidarity on one-year mark of Robb Elementary shooting
Posted on · The event will have opportunities for prayer and meditation, and will start at 7 p.m.
Criminal Justice
One year later, trust in police remains frail in Uvalde
Posted on · Both adults and children have lost faith that law enforcement can or will protect them.
School shooting
Victims’ families invite the public to Uvalde to mourn with them, city leaders say ‘stay away’
Posted on · An open letter signed by Uvalde officials is urging people to give residents of Uvalde time, space and privacy to remember those lost on the one year mark of the Robb Elementary School shooting while a group representing some of the victims’ families wants people to come to town to mourn with them.
Politics
A year after the Uvalde shooting, Texas’ gun laws remain the same
Posted on · “I’m angry, and I’m not going to give up,” Nikki Cross, the mother of 10-year-old Uvalde shooting victim Uziyah, recently told a group of gun control advocates.
Texas
Uvalde asks public for private space as one-year mark of Robb Elementary shooting looms
Posted on · Also, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District enacted a no-backpack policy for the remainder of the year.
School shooting
“He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15
Posted on · In previously unreleased interviews, police who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter’s military-style rifle. This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him, which took more than an hour.
School shooting
Uvalde families ask to join suit pushing for DPS to release public records
Posted on · The state’s top police department, which oversees the Texas Rangers — whose officers investigated the shooting — has refused to release records, including incident reports, internal communications, ballistic reports and body-camera footage.
Gun control
Uvalde’s state lawmakers face an uphill battle raising the age limit for semi-automatic guns. They’re trying anyway.
Posted on · Many relatives of Uvalde victims back bills that state Rep. Tracy King and Sen. Roland Gutierrez are pushing in the Legislature. But limits on gun access don’t fare well at the Capitol.
News
‘This is about our human values’: State Sen. Roland Gutierrez talks bills related to Uvalde shooting
Posted on · Proposed legislation would end qualified immunity for police officers, create a compensation fund for victims of school shootings, and more.
Town Square
Mass Shootings & Gun Violence in America: What Can Be Done?
Posted on · Discussing the ongoing pattern and what needs to be done to prevent future tragedies.
Politics
After the Uvalde mass shooting, will the Texas Legislature pass meaningful gun reform?
Posted on · Historically, in sessions after a mass shooting in Texas, bills seeking to restrict guns have gone nowhere.
News
Uvalde families advocate for gun reform at a congressional hearing
Posted on · Texas lawmakers and families of the victims of the Robb Elementary school massacre testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday to advocate for federal gun reform.
School shooting
Uvalde lawmaker will propose $300 million compensation fund for Robb Elementary victims
Posted on · State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat, said the legislation is partly meant to be punitive and that no amount of money would console the victims’ families.