Daniel Perry has come forward as the shooter of Garrett Foster, a 28-year-old armed demonstrator who was killed while protesting police brutality in Austin last Saturday.
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El Paso shooting
Who should prosecute the El Paso Walmart shooting suspect? A year after the massacre, local and federal prosecutors still face hard decisions
The incoming El Paso district attorney is going to inherit the biggest case in the city’s history. But the federal government is pursuing its own charges, and the new DA is weighing whether to pursue the county’s case.
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Criminal Justice
For Austin officials investigating Garrett Foster’s death, a key question may be which party acted in self-defense
Comments by police officials have raised concerns about whether the department is biased against the 28-year-old man who was killed, activists and an Austin City Council member say.
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Texas 2020 Elections
How gun control advocates plan to make Texas a top political priority in 2020
One group, Everytown for Gun Safety, has already committed $8 million to the state this election cycle and is now naming three hires, including two seasoned Democratic operatives, to help see the plan through.
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Public Education
Gov. Greg Abbott asks 500,000 Texas educators to weigh in on preventing next school shooting
The survey on preparedness for active shooter situations and other crises will inform the largest needs assessment on school safety in Texas history.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Support for background checks on all gun sales remains high, UT/TT Poll finds
Texans are divided about whether more people carrying guns would make the U.S. safer, but a large majority favors expanding mental health and criminal background checks on gun sales, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Amanda Edwards lost a family member to gun violence. But she doesn’t want to “take your AR-15.”
The U.S. Senate candidate’s proposals on guns and other issues are moderate compared with those of some of her primary competitors — but she said they have the most realistic chance of passing.
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Politics
Attorney general tells Galveston City Council it can’t stop gun shops from locating near schools and churches
A letter from the attorney general’s office threatened to sue the city of Galveston if the regulations on gun stores weren’t repealed.
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Politics
Meet the Texas-based church security business training worshippers to fight back in mass shootings
Texas has seen two mass shootings in churches in three years, which has some churchgoers exploring training programs to take down an attacker.
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Criminal Justice
Trump administration sets into motion return of online 3D gun blueprints
An Austin man posted blueprints for the world’s first fully 3D-printed gun online in 2013. They’ve been blocked from the internet twice.
