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Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez enters Democratic primary targeting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024

Known for pushing gun restrictions after the Uvalde school shooting in his district, Gutierrez will vie for the opportunity to take on Republican Cruz in the general election. U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, is already running in the primary.

The Texas Tribune

Ted Cruz, Colin Allred prepare for Senate showdown as others plan to join the race

The major contenders in the 2024 Senate race are using the dog days of summer to bolster their campaigns for what’s billed as Texas’ marquee statewide contest.

Tribune News Service

With second special session underway, Texas lawmakers offer opening property tax-cut proposals

A stalemate among Texas’ top Republicans has dragged on for months. Tax-cut proponents in the House and Senate made their first pitches to end the impasse Wednesday.

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Texas Democrats aim for unity ahead of expected primary to take on U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz

Lose Cruz, a new super PAC, promises big spending to help the party’s eventual nominee in the 2024 campaign.

The Texas Tribune

How Greg Abbott met the murders of 21 children and teachers in Uvalde with silence

It’s now been one year since 21 small children and their heroic teachers were murdered in one of the worst mass shootings in US history. It’s also been a year since Greg Abbott began ignoring pleas for action, writes Rachel Sharp

The Independent UK

‘Loss and pain’: Sen. Roland Gutierrez is driven to fight for Uvalde victims’ families

AUSTIN, Texas – Roland Gutierrez is stuck.

Tribune News Service

Gun safety advocates see signs of progress in first session after Uvalde shooting even though raise-the-age bill stalled

Emotions often ran high over a proposal to limit young adults’ access to some firearms. Lawmakers have largely prioritized school safety measures, but there was still progress for some gun-related legislation.

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Texas mall shooting: All we know about the Allen outlet massacre

Details continue to emerge about the shooting that left eight victims and the gunman dead at Allen Premium Outlets in Texas. Bevan Hurley and Rachel Sharp report

The Independent UK

Texas mall shooting: All we know about the deadly outlet massacre

Details continue to emerge about the shooting that left eight victims and the gunman dead at Allen Premium Outlets in Texas. Bevan Hurley and Rachel Sharp report

The Independent UK

Gunman suspected of killing eight at Texas outlet mall identified

Gunman dressed in tactical gear and armed with an AR-15 rifle shot dead eight and injured seven at Allen Premium Outlets before he was killed

The Independent UK

Gunman who killed eight at Texas outlet mall identified

Gunman dressed in tactical gear and armed with an AR-15 rifle shot dead eight and injured seven at Allen Premium Outlets before he was killed

The Independent UK

Texas mall shooting: Everything we know about deadly outlet massacre

Gunman identified as Mauricio Garcia killed eight people and wounded seven others at the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Texas before he was shot dead by a police officer

The Independent UK

After backlash, Abbott expresses some regret after labeling all Cleveland shooting victims “illegal immigrants”

The governor’s focus on immigration status, not the loss of life, draws rebukes from across the country.

The Texas Tribune

Texas governor decried for ‘disgusting’ rhetoric in wake of mass shooting

Republican Greg Abbott condemned for calling Honduran victims of Friday night shooting in rural Cleveland ‘illegal immigrants’

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The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate moves to end countywide voting on Election Day

Voters in nearly 100 counties — mostly rural — can vote at any polling site in their county. The sponsor, without offering evidence, said the practice was not secure despite years of successful elections in Texas with the system.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate passes bill to strengthen school active-shooter plans

Senate Bill 11, which aims to get hundreds of districts without adequate safety protocols to adopt one, would also beef up truancy laws.

The Texas Tribune

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez “very likely” to challenge Ted Cruz in 2024

Gutierrez has served in the Texas Senate since 2021 after previously serving over a decade in the House.

The Texas Tribune

After years of little progress, Texas gun control and safety advocates see some small openings for dialogue at the Capitol

Many bills that would limit access to firearms or ammunition likely won’t become law anytime soon. But people who advocate at the Texas Capitol see emerging signs that there’s appetite for finding some middle ground.

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Senate passes critical race theory ban at Texas’ public universities

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill that aims to ban teaching critical race theory from classrooms and lessons on public college campuses.

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Texas Senate passes expanded bills to restrict drag, sexual conduct in front of minors

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to two bills that would restrict, and at times criminalize, drag shows and anything else deemed a “sexually oriented performance.”

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate votes to defund libraries where drag queens read to kids as it tries to limit the performances kids can attend

The Senate expanded the bill targeting drag queen story hours to target all public funding for libraries. The upper chamber also approved a bill limiting other drag performances kids can see.

Tribune News Service

Texan young adults can now get licensed to carry handguns at college campuses, businesses

AUSTIN, Texas — A new kind of student is showing up in handgun instructor Michael Cargill’s classroom: teenagers.

Texas Observer

Greg Abbott’s ‘State of the State’ Was a Weird, Alarming Infomercial

“I’m speaking to you from the manufacturing floor of Noveon,” announced Texas’ fearless leader to a limited audience before laying out yet another right-wing agenda.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde’s state lawmakers face an uphill battle raising the age limit for semi-automatic guns. They’re trying anyway.

Many relatives of Uvalde victims back bills that state Rep. Tracy King and Sen. Roland Gutierrez are pushing in the Legislature. But limits on gun access don’t fare well at the Capitol.

The Texas Tribune

After botched response to Uvalde massacre, Texas senator wants better mass shooting training for public safety entities

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, wants to prevent communication breakdowns like the ones that occurred in the botched response to the Uvalde school shooting.

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