By Uriel J. Garciad and Evan L’Roy Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune The three Treviño children have suffered from panic attacks and nightmares since a mass shooting a year […]
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Records Show Medical Response Delayed Care for Uvalde Shooting Victims
Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune By Zach Despart, Lomi Kriel, Alejandro Serrano, Joyce Sohyun Lee, Arelis R. Hernández, Sarah Cahlan, Imogen Piper And Uriel J. García Previously unreleased video, […]
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Uvalde Shooting Sparks a Wave of Political Activism
By Uriel J. Garcia The Texas Tribune UVALDE — On a hot Saturday morning in June, Javier Cazares drove to Austin with his wife and 17-year-old daughter to join hundreds […]
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Abbott says raising the age to buy an assault-style rifle is “unconstitutional” based on recent court rulings
BY SNEHA DEY, The Texas Tribune, texastribune.org Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that it would be unconstitutional to increase the minimum age to […]
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Ignoring the Plague of Mass Shootings, U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Allows More Individuals to Carry Concealed Weapons
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In a 6-3 decision that ultimately will lead to more people legally carrying guns in America’s larger cities, the U.S. […]
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Uvalde’s “back-the-blue” values collide with outrage over police response to Texas’ worst school shooting
BY JASON BEEFERMAN, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org UVALDE — As in many small Texas towns, law enforcement officers here eat free at local taquerias on some days and get complimentary haircuts […]
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Uvalde gunman legally bought AR rifles days before shooting, law enforcement says
BY REESE OXNER, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org The gunman in the deadliest school shooting in Texas history bought two AR-style rifles legally just after his 18th birthday — days before his […]
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Top Texas Republicans resist gun control and push for more armed teachers and police at schools in wake of Uvalde shooting
BY JOSHUA FECHTER, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org In the hours after a gunman killed more than 20 people at a South Texas elementary school Tuesday, the state’s top Republicans sought to […]
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“We are in mourning”: As parents awaited news, Uvalde residents processed their shock and grief
BY ERIN DOUGLAS AND JASON BEEFERMAN, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org UVALDE — Dozens of families in this South Texas town, roiled by the deadliest school shooting in modern Texas history, waited […]