Guns
As the NRA meets in downtown Houston, hundreds rally in opposition
Posted on · Hundreds rallied in support of gun control outside the George R. Brown Convention Center today. Inside, convention-goers heard a very different message.
Texas
The Uvalde School Shooting
DPS Director: It was ‘the wrong decision’ not to engage Uvalde shooter sooner
Posted on · Texas of Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said a commander on the scene at the elementary school in Uvalde chose not to engage the shooter because it was believed children were no longer at risk.
Party Politics
Party Politics: ‘This is on you’
Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
Politics
Greg Abbott cancels in-person NRA convention appearance in wake of Uvalde mass shooting
Posted on · The Republican governor will still be seen in pre-recorded remarks at the organization’s annual meeting, which begins Friday in Houston.
Guns
The Uvalde shooting reveals Texas’ deep political divide on guns. Will there be any change?
Posted on · Despite the shooting, the NRA's annual meeting is still set to take place in Houston Friday.
Guns
A brokenhearted husband dies after his wife is killed in the Texas school shooting
Posted on · Joe Garcia had dropped off flowers at his wife's memorial on Thursday, The New York Times reported. He “pretty much just fell over” after returning home and died of a heart attack, his nephew told the newspaper.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Health & Science
A preventative COVID-19 drug has opened up life for some immunocompromised Texans. But it remains unknown to many others
Posted on · The preventative therapeutic has calmed the anxieties of some immunocompromised people, but is still going largely unnoticed in Texas.