Dallas County leaders call for gun control, Tarrant County could follow
Dallas County Commissioners passed a resolution asking Gov. Greg Abbott to bring state lawmakers back to Austin to work on gun control legislation. Tarrant County leaders could do the same next week.
Matthew McConaughey calls for 'gun responsibility,' new laws following Uvalde school shooting
An 18-year-old shot and killed 19 children and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school on May 24.
John Cornyn says bipartisan gun legislation won’t include weapons bans or expanding background checks
The Texan leading the Republican talks on gun law changes said Americans should not expect the big reforms that President Biden and Democrats want.
Arizona man accused of threatening school, police station, and theater mass shooting: PD
Casa Grande police officials say they have arrested a resident in the city for allegedly making terrorist threats. They say the man had praised the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.
Hundreds of Republican donors call on Congress to act on gun control legislation
A growing number of Republicans are starting to show support for some sort of gun safety legislation following the school shooting in Uvalde that left 19 children and two teachers dead.
Uvalde school shooting victim released from hospital
One of the children wounded in last month's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde is out of the hospital.
Teachers after Texas attack: ‘None of us are built for this’
Teachers in the United States are reflecting on the responsibilities their jobs require as school shootings become more common.
Dallas Sen. Royce West says Senate committee will probe school safety, mental health issues
Sen. West says the shooters seem to have two things in common: the weapons they used and their personality profiles. “We've got to look at our mental health system again... And we've got to look at the issue concerning weapons in the state of Texas."
Uvalde schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo had no radio during shooting: senator
Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arrendondo was without a radio while he was in charge of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting response, a state senator said.
AT&T starts text-to-donate campaign to support Uvalde, Texas community
AT&T and the AT&T Foundation also are contributing $50,000 to the OneStar Foundation to support the Robb School Memorial Fund.
Incarcerated father loses bid to attend Uvalde victim's funeral despite help from Kardashian, others
The father of a Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victim is currently in federal prison for a drug trafficking offense and had asked for a temporary release to attend the 10-year-old’s funeral.
House panel advances gun legislation in wake of US mass shootings
The House Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21.
Biden calls for tougher gun laws following series of mass shootings: 'How much more carnage?'
The speech follows recent mass shootings in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York.
Uvalde school police chief didn’t know of 911 calls from students inside school: Texas senator
The Uvalde school police chief didn’t know of the panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside school, says Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who called it a "system failure."
Calls grow for committees, reviews & new laws in wake of Texas school shooting
Governor Greg Abbott called for state lawmakers to form committees to discuss making schools safer and to require safety checks at all schools. But the governor did not call a special session and didn't say he would call a special session.
Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating with DPS investigation
The school district police chief who served as on-site commander during last week's deadly shooting in Uvalde said Wednesday that he's talking daily with investigators, contradicting claims from state law enforcement that he's stopped cooperating.
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.
Uvalde, Texas school shooting: Slain teacher, deceased husband both laid to rest
At Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Wednesday, twin black hearses carrying the coffins of the Garcias arrived in a procession led by police and civilian motorcycle riders.
Texas school shooting: Gov. Abbott calls for special legislative committees
According to the letter, the committees should be charged with examining and developing legislative recommendations on school safety, mental health, social media, police training, firearm safety, and more.
Gun reform likely won't be focus of special legislative committees in wake of Uvalde school shooting
Texas House Speaker Dan Phelan said conversations about the issues outlined by Gov. Abbott are already underway, and added that the "House will get to work immediately."