Cornyn had been pushing the bill since the Sutherland Springs shooting last year. He now has enough co-sponsors to avoid a filibuster.
Congress
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Texas Elections 2018
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders defends Laura Moser against national Democrats ahead of Texas trip
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said in a Thursday interview he thought it was “outrageous” that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee came out against Moser before the primary.
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Criminal Justice
Texas students: What do you think should be done to reduce gun violence?
As part of our ongoing efforts to engage people directly affected by policy issues, we want to learn more about what measures, if any, young Texans think should be taken to address mass shootings and school safety.
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Texas Elections 2018
Beto O’Rourke fell short of expectations in the Texas primary. Was it because of his name?
El Paso Democratic U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke was the heavy favorite to win this week’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. So why did he lose some border counties to a relative unknown?
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Texas Elections 2018
Wave of women crashes Texas primaries
Texas women candidates won or made it to runoffs in more than 50 primary races statewide amid a surge in interest in running for office among women around the country.
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Texas Elections 2018
Two House Democrats say they’ll run to replace Sylvia Garcia in the Texas Senate
Houston Democrat Sylvia Garcia hasn’t yet stepped down from her Texas Senate seat after winning her congressional primary Tuesday, but Houston state Reps. Ana Hernandez and Carol Alvarado have already said they plan to run for it.
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Texas Elections 2018
Blue wave? Texas Republicans outvoted Democrats in the 2018 primaries — again.
Vote counts Tuesday night once again showed how Texas is a red state. Despite an apparent early rush to the polls for Democrats, Republicans ended up casting more ballots in the 2018 primaries.
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Texas Elections 2018
Despite national Democrats’ efforts, Laura Moser makes primary runoff in bid for Houston U.S. House seat
Activist and journalist Laura Moser secured a spot in the party’s primary runoff to take on Republican U.S. Rep. John Culberson in the fall, despite national Democrats taking the rare step of releasing opposition research on her last month.
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Texas Elections 2018
TribCast Live: Let’s talk about the Texas primaries
We livestreamed a special edition of our weekly podcast the day after Tuesday’s primaries.
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Texas Elections 2018
As general election begins, Cruz escalates battle against O’Rourke
In the final hours before polls closed Tuesday in the Texas primaries, Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz kickstarted the general election with a barrage of criticism of his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso.