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Days after the Uvalde shooting, the NRA convention went on as planned

Thousands gathered inside of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston for the NRA convention while swaths of others convened outside in protest, advocating for gun control legislation.

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Ted Cruz confronted at restaurant following NRA speech

Fresh off speaking at the National Rifle Association convention held three days after 21 people were gunned down in a Texas grade school, Sen. Ted Cruz was confronted by a frustrated citizen in a Houston-area restaurant Friday.

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Texans fans should hop on the OC Pep Hamilton bandwagon

Houston Texans fans shouldn't be scared to be front runners for new offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, according to NFL.com's Adam Schein.

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Hey Hey, NRA, How Many Kids Did You Kill Today?

Hundreds of anti-gun violence protestors took over Discovery Green Park.

Texas Observer

Vast majority of educators reject Republican proposals for arming teachers

Teachers want their students to be safe. But they say they need school supplies, not guns

The Guardian - US

New York jumps in race to host 2024 Democratic National Convention: Big competition for Chicago

Four cities bid for the 2024 Democratic convention by the Friday deadline: Chicago, New York, Houston and Atlanta.

Chicago Sun-Times

In speech to NRA, Trump calls Texas school shooting 'savage and barbaric,' reads name of each victim

HOUSTON — Former President Donald Trump read the name of each of the Uvalde school shooting victims at the start of a speech Friday at the NRA annual convention in Houston and called the shooting a “savage and barbaric atrocity that shocks the conscience of every single American.”

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Trump speaks at defiant pro-gun NRA event after Texas shooting

Amid protests and calls to cancel event in Houston, gun advocates say more regulations not the answer to mass shootings.

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‘I have no children left’: protesters take on NRA convention after Texas shooting

Hundreds rally for gun control outside the organization’s Houston meeting, calling on Americans to ‘protect kids, not guns’

The Guardian - US

Multiple Republican speakers pull out of Houston NRA meeting after Uvalde shooting

John Cornyn, Dan Patrick, Dan Crenshaw all pulled out of the conference in Houston.

The Independent UK

Hundreds protest outside NRA convention in Texas days after massacre in Uvalde

HOUSTON — Hundreds of people protested for gun control outside the annual National Rifle Association convention here Friday, days after the country’s latest mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, chanting, “Protect our kids, not guns!” and hoisting signs that read, “No more thoughts and prayers,” and, “Your hobby isn’t worth our…

Los Angeles Times

Beto O’Rourke demands action ‘before another child is shot in the face’ to NRA protest of hundreds

Comes as many Republican elected officials have pulled out of the meeting

The Independent UK

NRA benefit concert in Houston cancelled after performers quit, according to artist

Singer Jacob Bryant claimed the event is no longer taking place

The Independent UK

Patrick cancels NRA convention speech

Donald Trump, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and Sen. Ted Cruz are all still slated to speak at the event

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The Guardian - US

NRA holds annual meeting in Texas under cloud of controversy

Texas governor backs out of in-person appearance as protesters descend on gun-rights group’s event

Los Angeles Times

Trump, protests expected at NRA convention in Texas days after Uvalde shooting

HOUSTON — Thousands of people gathered at the downtown convention center here for the controversial annual meeting of the National Rifle Association just days after a mass shooting 270 miles west in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 21 people, including 19 children.

Los Angeles Times

90 minutes of terror: Questions mount over Texas shooting

With pressure mounting to explain the delayed police response to the massacre at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children and two teachers, Gov. Greg Abbott scrapped plans to attend the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Houston and will travel to the grieving town of Uvalde on Friday…

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Texans’ Triplets ranked No. 29 in latest CBS Sports list

The Houston Texans' QB-RB-WR trio of Davis Mills, Marlon Mack, and Brandin Cooks was ranked as No. 29 overall according to CBS Sports.

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Caught in a storm of criticism and internal strife, the NRA meets in Houston

This isn't the first time the NRA has held its convention days after a nearby mass shooting. Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.

The Guardian - US

Texas school shooting: official admits ‘wrong decision’ not to break into classroom sooner – as it happened

‘There’s no excuse’ for officers’ failure to break into the classroom sooner, says Texas public safety director

The Independent UK

NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre

The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in…

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Texas Gov. Abbott going to Uvalde — not NRA — on Friday

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is returning to Uvalde on Friday, and will skip the National Rifle Association convention in Houston.

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The meetings go on for the NRA, and guns are allowed, but not during Trump’s appearance

WASHINGTON — After at least 21 people, 19 of them children, were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, the National Rifle Association said its deepest sympathies were with the families and victims “involved in this horrific and evil crime.”

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Houston mayor says NRA should cancel convention this weekend

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the National Rifle Association should postpone its convention in the city this weekend out of respect for the victims of the nation’s second deadliest school shooting this week in Uvalde, Texas.

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The NRA says its Houston convention will 'reflect on' the Uvalde school shooting

The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention Friday, and its leaders are gearing up to "reflect on" — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week in Uvalde, Texas.

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