Members of law enforcement lay flowers at a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School.

Uvalde city and district police departments stop cooperating with school shooting probe

The development is the latest chaotic turn in the state’s attempt to explain law enforcement’s response to the shooting that killed 21 people.

by Sanford Nowlin June 1, 2022August 17, 2023

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Texas ranks 34th among states in gun-safety laws, lacks ‘foundational’ rules, study finds

Despite Texas’ spate of recent mass shootings, lawmakers ‘continue to sit on their hands and refuse to enact foundational gun safety laws,’ according to the report.

by Sanford Nowlin May 31, 2022July 30, 2024

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After another mass shooting, Texas Democrats again push for gun control measures

The question moving forward is whether Democrats, outnumbered in the Texas Legislature, will be able to put enough pressure on lawmakers to move on a previously intractable issue in gun-friendly Texas.

by James Barragán and Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune May 31, 2022August 17, 2023

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Abbott blames ‘mental health’ for Uvalde shooting after cutting $211 million from mental health agency

Abbott announced the budget cuts in late April to continue funding his immigration crackdown, Operation Lone Star.

by Sanford Nowlin May 31, 2022September 6, 2024

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If lawmakers won’t limit guns after Uvalde shooting, they should at least fund gun violence research

Federal funding for gun violence research was frozen in 1996 by the Dickey Amendment, a Republican-backed measure that banned the government from “advocating” for gun control.

by Mike McMahan May 30, 2022August 3, 2023

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Gov. Greg Abbott greeted with boos as he visits Uvalde school memorial on Sunday

‘Please, Gov. Abbott, help Uvalde county,’ one person shouted. ‘We need change! We need change, governor!’

by Sanford Nowlin May 30, 2022August 17, 2023

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A gun and a prayer: How the far right took control of Texas’ response to mass shootings

The “God-given right” to self-defense has become a rallying cry in Texas politics, further cementing gun ownership as a holy cause and political identity. The state’s Republican leadership has spent decades carrying the banner.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2022July 22, 2024