Gun violence is a paramount issue for K-12 students and parents. It’s been almost a year since the horrific mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, and it’s […]
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After Allen shooting, Texas Republican leaders downplay guns, focus on mental health
Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune President Joe Biden confirmed Sunday that the gunman used an AR-15 in the attack. After a mass shooting on Saturday at an Allen outlet […]
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“A way to throw kids away”: Texas’ troubled juvenile justice department is sending more children to adult prisons
Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune By Jolie Mccullough Moving the most violent and troubled youths to adult prison makes it easier to help others in juvenile facilities, some prosecutors […]
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Yearning for Justice for Ralph Yarl
By Alvin A. Reid Originally appeared in St. Louis American Family members of Ralph Yarl, the Kansas City youth who was shot twice by a white homeowner last Thursday after […]
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Unsealed evidence shows racist comments, threats of violence made by Daniel Perry before killing of Austin protester
Originally appeared in The Texas Tribune By Jolie McCullough Gov. Greg Abbott has said he wants to pardon Perry, who was convicted by a Travis County jury last week. Daniel […]
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DPS sent at least 3,000 driver’s licenses to organized crime group targeting Asian Texans
By Karen Brooks Harper Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune A Chinese crime operation bypassed the password clues of Texas.gov by using stolen identity information to fraudulently obtain replacement driver’s […]
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Addressing the Issues Around Public Safety and Policing
By Congressman James E. Clyburn Following the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in 2020 at the hands of law enforcement—two in a long line of avoidable tragedies—Democrats reaffirmed […]
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The Free Man performer returns home following shooting incident
By Raven Jordan A fight between two men outside the streets of The Free Man Lounge led to one of the bar’s employees getting shot, but now he’s back home […]
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Biden Issues Executive Order on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
On his first day in office two years ago, the president signed an executive order recognizing long-standing disparities and pledging that the government would remedy them.The new executive order comes […]
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Texas DPS scraps plan for $1.2 billion active-shooter training facility
Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune By Karen Brooks Harper The Texas Department of Public Safety is instead asking lawmakers for $381.5 million to upgrade its current facilities with better […]