Texas House leaves bill raising age limit for assault rifle purchases off agenda, dooming it to fail

The move came just a day after a House committee voted to advance the long-delayed bill supported by families of Uvalde shooting victims.

by Sanford Nowlin May 10, 2023June 21, 2024

The move came just a day after a House committee voted to advance the long-delayed bill supported by families of Uvalde shooting victims.

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Analysis: San Antonio schools offering Stop the Bleed training to kids is disturbing but necessary

Stop the Bleed workshops focus on how to apply direct pressure and pack battlefield wounds — skills that soldiers and first responders often use to control active bleeding in an emergency situation.

by Nina Rangel May 9, 2023June 28, 2024

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Texas House committee approves bill raising purchase age for semi-automatic rifles

The measure still faces long odds of final passage since Republicans hold all levers of power in Texas’ state government.

by Sanford Nowlin May 8, 2023April 25, 2024

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In late-night testimonies, relatives of Uvalde victims call on Texas lawmakers to advance gun bill

The families of Uvalde shooting victims waited hours to testify at a House committee hearing in support of House Bill 2744, which would raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns from 18 to 21.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune April 19, 2023May 17, 2025

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Uvalde families ask to join suit pushing for DPS to release public records

The lawyers for some of the Uvalde families say there is “a compelling need” for records into the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary to be publicly released.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune March 15, 2023July 16, 2024

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‘The fight goes on’: Families of Uvalde shooting victims hoped for change that didn’t come

The families of some of the 19 children killed at Robb Elementary rooted for Beto O’Rourke, hoping he would help change Texas gun laws. They left disappointed but determined to fight on.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune November 12, 2022August 17, 2023

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Families of the Uvalde shooting victims denounce Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform

The governor has made a vocal enemy in the families of Robb Elementary shooting victims, who are demanding a special legislative session to reach a compromise on an age limit to purchase automatic rifles.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune August 28, 2022September 15, 2024