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Abortion, Migrant Deaths: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Might as well call this week’s roundup of the Current’s most-read stories the ‘Texas Atrocities Tour.’
Uvalde
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Grandmother of Uvalde gunman released from San Antonio hospital a month after he shot her
A 10-year-old girl wounded at Robb Elementary School is still being treated at University Hospital, but her condition has been upgraded to ‘good.’
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Bad Takes: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ghoulishly politicizing deaths of migrants in San Antonio trailer
Abbott blamed the tragedy on Biden’s ‘open border policy,’ but if the borders were open why would anyone smuggle migrants in a tractor-trailer?
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Uvalde mom handcuffed for trying to rescue her kids now says she’s being harassed by local police
Angeli Rose Gomez says Uvalde police are parking outside her home and telling her she’s violated her probation by ‘obstructing justice.’
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Reports: Police didn’t try to open doors for 77 minutes before confronting Uvalde gunman
A source close to the investigation said surveillance footage showed police didn’t check to see whether the doors were unlocked.
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Texas agencies fight releasing records that could help clarify response to Uvalde school shooting
ProPublica and the Texas Tribune have submitted about 70 requests to state and local agencies for emergency response documentation surrounding the mass shooting at Robb Elementary. Most likely won’t be released publicly for months, if ever.
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Police Shooting Case, Boerne Hit-and-Run: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
High-profile attorney Lee Merritt is now representing the family of a San Antonio 13-year-old shot by a police officer.
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Greg Abbott’s handwritten notes raise fresh questions over who ‘misled’ him about Uvalde shooting response
The nine pages of blue ink on white lined paper show how the governor prepared his remarks for a news conference May 25, the day after the shooting — presumably based on information being given to him.
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Texas politicians search for solutions after another mass shooting. Experts say we’ve already found them.
In arguing over causes of the latest mass shooting, political debate often overlooks the range of incremental steps that could lessen the chances of mass killing and help address the nation’s persistent gun violence.
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Pop-punk band Green Day plays in front of ‘F—k Ted Cruz’ backdrop during show in Germany
‘Just so you know, the whole EU hates you too. And we think you’re a massive pussy,’ one concertgoer said as he tweeted a picture of the stage to the senator.
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Policing Issues, Kyle Rittenhouse: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse claimed he would be attending Texas A&M, but backpedaled after the university said he had not been admitted.
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Surprise, surprise: Most Texas teachers don’t want to be armed, according to new survey
The poll comes mere weeks after the San Antonio area’s La Vernia School District voted to let some teachers pack heat.
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Ahead of his San Antonio shows, comedian Tommy Davidson says laughter ‘keeps us going’
The In Living Color alum will donate a portion of the June 10-12 shows’ proceeds to the Robb Elementary School Memorial Fund in Uvalde.
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In the wake of Uvalde, here are 3 things Texas Republicans would rather talk about than gun reform
Instead of talking about guns, Texas GOP officials would rather obsess about drag shows for kids, Twitter bots and a sort-of apology from NASCAR.
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Uvalde benefit by San Antonio-area craft breweries raises more than $43,000
More than 80 Texas breweries and businesses participated in the two-day event.
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Some GOP donors said they want gun reforms. Don’t hold your breath waiting for John Cornyn to deliver.
Given both current political realities and Cornyn’s track record, there’s plenty of reason to be skeptical.
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At first meeting since massacre, Uvalde school board takes no action on police chief
Chief Pete Arredondo has been faulted for a slow response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary.
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FBI Hiring Teachers, Downtown Hotel Lawsuit: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
The fallout of Uvalde’s school shooting continued to dominate local headlines, but our two most-read stories weren’t directly related to the tragedy.
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Man in viral video tells Uvalde cops his granddaughter is dead because they wouldn’t act
‘My granddaughter is dead because you weren’t there,’ the man tells officers.