Abbott has tasked the Texas School Safety Center with conducting in-person, unannounced audits of public schools to see how quickly staff can enter a building without being stopped and detect weak points.
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Five injured victims remain hospitalized one week after Uvalde school shooting
A 10-year-old girl is still in serious condition at University Hospital in San Antonio while the rest of the injured patients at various hospitals have been discharged or are hospitalized in good condition.
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Uvalde students and staff not returning to Robb Elementary School after deadly shooting
The district’s superintendent said students will be moved to other campuses but did not confirm reports that the Robb Elementary School building may be razed.
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Narratives, and blame, shift again as dysfunction engulfs shooting probe
The Texas Department of Public Safety said a local police chief had stopped cooperating. It also walked back a statement that a teacher had propped open a door used by the shooter to enter the school.
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Analysis: History suggests attention on gun policy will fade well before the November elections
In addressing mass shootings, Texas’ top officials have tailored their responses to the wishes of some of their most outspoken voters. The results haven’t changed because we haven’t changed.
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Uvalde’s “back-the-blue” values collide with outrage over police response to Texas’ worst school shooting
The conservative, predominantly Hispanic town has long supported law enforcement. But some wonder how — or if — the heavily criticized response to the shooting will change that.
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“This is not us”: Tight-knit Uvalde, rooted in Texas history, navigates incalculable grief
Residents of this town, which is nicknamed “the Crossroads of America,” grapple with the horror of losing 21 lives.
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Trump and Cruz propose “hardened” one-door schoolhouses. Experts say that’s not a credible solution.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republicans argue that gunmen can be stopped by locking all but one door and posting guards at schools. School officials and safety experts say that’s not realistic.
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Uvalde shooting pushes Texas teachers to breaking point
Tuesday’s school shooting is a tragic end to a terrible year for Texas teachers who faced two COVID-19 surges, staffing shortages, school boards fights, book bans.
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21 lives lost: Uvalde victims were a cross-section of a small, mostly Latino town in South Texas
Loving children and beloved educators were killed at Robb Elementary School on May 24 in the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.