Houston Matters
Beto O’Rourke confronts Gov. Abbott: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Tag: uvalde
The Uvalde School Shooting
‘As soon as I heard that I went crazy’: Parent remembers waiting outside school as kids were killed
Posted on · Parents and other guardians waited desperately trying to get more information on what was happening and where their children were.
Criminal Justice
Scrutiny grows over law enforcement’s response to Uvalde shooting
Posted on · An official with the Texas Department of Public Safety said he’d “circle back” with reporters over questions about response time and whether the shooter barricaded himself in a classroom during the shooting spree.
Town Square
Reactions of understanding, grief, and healing from Uvalde mass shooting
Posted on · In continuing this conversation, we hear from those who have had their lives universally changed by this event and others like it. In sharing their stories, we learn how grief can be turned into action. Plus, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia weighs in.
Texas
Uvalde gunman walked through apparently unlocked door, DPS says
Posted on · During the siege, which ended when a U.S. Border Patrol team burst in and shot the gunman to death, frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the school.
Texas
Uvalde gathers in tears and prayers to mourn victims of school shooting
Posted on · The stands at the Uvalde County Fairplex were filled with community members, journalists and law enforcement officers.
Houston Matters
The response to gun violence, and the Muslim experience in Houston (May 26, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Homicides involving a gun have been on the rise in Harris County since 2018. In the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, we discuss how we should respond. And a new survey reveals what life is like here for Muslims.
Town Square
Uvalde shooting opens discussion on gun control laws and mental illness
Posted on · Legal, psychology, school safety experts talk about first and best lines of defense on threats within the school community, and how we need to meet in the middle with second amendment enthusiasts for gun violence prevention.
Guns
Santa Fe shooting survivor horrified as Uvalde becomes deadliest Texas school massacre
Posted on · Mom of Santa Fe victim says Tuesday’s shooting shows promises made about gun reform in Texas remain unfulfilled.
Politics
Beto O’Rourke interrupts Uvalde school shooting news conference, tells Gov. Abbott ‘this is on you’
Posted on · In response, Abbott said this was the time for Texans to come together and heal. O'Rourke is seeking to unseat the governor in the November election.
Texas
How to help Uvalde families after deadly elementary school shooting
Posted on · The community is looking for blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims' families.
Politics
Top Texas Republicans resist gun control, push for more armed teachers and police at schools in wake of Uvalde shooting
Posted on · As President Joe Biden vowed to enact stricter gun laws following the Uvalde shooting, top Texas Republicans worked to create distance between the shooting and potential gun restrictions.
Houston Matters
School shooting in Uvalde, primary runoff results, and the life of George Floyd (May 25, 2022)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: We learn the latest on the fatal shooting at a Uvalde elementary school. Then we discuss the results from the Texas primary election runoffs. And a new book examines the life and struggles of George Floyd.
Texas
The small town of Uvalde, Texas is reeling from tragedy
Posted on · The Texas town where a deadly school shooting occurred Tuesday sits about 80 miles outside San Antonio and about 70 miles away from the U.S.-Mexico border.
Texas
DPS: 19 students, 2 adults dead in Uvalde grade school shooting
Posted on · All of those killed were in a single classroom, officials said.