U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has a history of working across the aisle to advance small gun policy bills after mass shootings.
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Watch: Texas officials hold press conference to address police response to mass shooting at Uvalde elementary school
The press conference is slated to begin at 1:30 p.m. Central time and comes after news reports quoting local residents saying that law enforcement did not enter the school fast enough.
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Uvalde gunman legally bought AR rifles days before shooting, law enforcement says
He brought only one of the rifles with him into the elementary school, according to the briefing. The other was left in a truck he crashed nearby.
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“We are in mourning”: As parents awaited news, Uvalde residents processed their shock and grief
Families gathered at the city’s civic center to await news about their children following the elementary school shooting. Other residents processed their shock and grief in places of worship.
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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
As President Joe Biden vowed to enact stricter gun laws following the Uvalde shooting, top Texas Republicans worked to create distance between the shooting and potential gun restrictions.
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Analysis: Grief. Horror. Inaction. Texas mass shootings follow a numbing script
We know what comes next. Another scar hardens on the state’s collective psyche, but little is done to prevent the next one.
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Confronted with mass shootings, Texas Republicans have repeatedly loosened gun laws
Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican leaders signaled an openness to some gun restrictions after recent mass shootings. But in the last several years, lawmakers have eased gun laws, most notably by passing a permitless carry bill last year.
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Texas has had eight mass shootings in the past 13 years, while lawmakers have steadily loosened restrictions on carrying firearms
Texas’ recent string of deadly mass shootings has sparked public debate about gun rights — and a host of laws aimed at preventing the next one.
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Criminal Justice
The suspect in Saturday’s synagogue standoff obtained a gun despite his troubled history. It’s not difficult in Texas.
There are almost no limitations in the state to how firearms can be sold privately, making it easy to get a gun without undergoing background check or creating a paper trail.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Beto O’Rourke went after assault rifles in his run for president. Will that hurt him with gun-loving Texans?
“Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” O’Rourke said at a debate when he was running for president. Now he’s running for governor and said he won’t be backing down from the statement.