Top Texas officials touted the law, saying it saved lives. Gun control advocates, meanwhile, argued stricter gun laws would have prevented the shooting in the first place.
guns In Texas
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State Government
Analyzing 2019: Texas shootings and 2nd Amendment politics
Shootings in El Paso and Odessa prompted fresh questions and conversations about gun violence in Texas, even among some of the state’s elected Second Amendment advocates.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: A Houston police death and the debate over who should have guns in Texas
The proliferation of mass shootings has opened up the debate about gun laws among politicians in Texas, and about whether new restrictions are needed. But not among all Texas politicians.
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Analysis: The middle is intriguing but uncrowded in Texas politics
In a state that has been closely tied to conservative politics for decades, some Texas politicians are edging into a political desert: the middle.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Analysis: Why Texas Republicans are launching trial balloons on gun laws
Two University of Texas/Texas Tribune pollsters say top state officials edging into slightly tighter gun control laws are taking their cues from the changing electoral climate — not from changing attitudes among voters.
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El Paso shooting
Texas had 7 mass shootings over 10 years. Meanwhile, gun control has loosened statewide.
Texas has a history of deadly mass shootings. Many have sparked public debate about what legislation should be passed to prevent another one.
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TribCast
TribCast: The UT/TT pollsters’ latest survey of Texas views on politics and policy
On this week’s special pollster edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Josh Blank, Jim Henson and Daron Shaw from the University of Texas about the findings of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Voters are worried about leadership, border issues, health care and guns, UT/TT Poll finds
National leadership and border issues top the list of voter concerns about the country; at home, it’s the border and gun control, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Texas shootings haven’t upended voters’ views on guns, UT/TT poll finds
A slim majority of Texans favor stricter gun laws, but voters have their limits, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll
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The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival
El Paso Mayor Dee Margo says he won’t support mandatory buyback of assault weapons
During a panel at The Texas Tribune Festival, Margo doubled down on his support of background checks but stopped short of supporting any other gun control measures.
