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How the end of Roe and the Uvalde school shooting could reshape the race for Texas governor

A history-making spring in Texas is laying the groundwork for a contentious final four months in the race to lead the state, where Republican incumbent Greg Abbott remains the favorite but is confronting his toughest Democratic opponent yet in Beto O’Rourke.

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Highland Park was at center of gun control debate long before July Fourth shooting; just days ago city honored Uvalde victims

CHICAGO — What haunts longtime Highland Park resident Dana Gordon now are the words of the mother of one of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victims.

Chicago Tribune

Archbishop of San Antonio warns of “a culture of death”

In an interview with The Texas Tribune, the Roman Catholic prelate cited the school shooting in Uvalde, an intensified narcotics trade and the deaths of 53 migrants in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio. He urged comprehensive immigration reform.

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The dealer that sold the gun used in the Oxford High School shooting is being sued

Four students were killed in the mass shooting in Michigan last November. Seven people were also injured, including a student whose parents are suing Acme Shooting Goods, the weapons dealer.

WEKU

Shop that sold gun in Oxford school shooting named in suit

The parents of a teenager wounded during a mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan are suing the shop that sold the handgun used to kill four students and injure six other people

The Independent UK

At Uvalde hearings, Texas lawmakers zero-in on truancy reforms

DALLAS — Signs of brewing trouble stain the academic history of the young man who would go on to kill 19 children and two teachers in Texas’ deadliest school shooting.

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U.S. Senate approves first major gun legislation since 1994, one month after Uvalde shooting

The legislation still needs to clear the House, where it is expected to pass. President Joe Biden has signaled he will sign the bill into law.

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At Uvalde hearings, Texas lawmakers focus on truancy reforms

DALLAS — Signs of brewing trouble stain the academic history of the young man who would go on to kill 19 children and two teachers in Texas’ deadliest school shooting.

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Sister of Uvalde shooting victim testifies before Texas lawmakers: “I’m terrified to go back” to school

Jazmin Cazares, 17, was one of several family members of shooting victims and experts testifying before Texas lawmakers on Thursday. Her sister, Jackie Cazares, 9, was one of the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde.

The Texas Tribune

Supreme Court says Americans have right to carry guns in public

Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for states and cities across the country confronting a surge in gun violence.

AFP

Republican senator faces backlash for work on gun bill after school shooting

John Cornyn of Texas, lead negotiator on modest bipartisan reform proposal in Senate, was booed and heckled at party convention

The Guardian - US

Officer in charge of Texas shooting police response suspended

Washington (AFP) - The head of the Uvalde school district police force -- who oversaw the response to the school shooting in which 19 children were killed last month in Texas -- has been suspended, the superintendent said Wednesday.

AFP

Uvalde schools police chief placed on leave amid fierce criticism of school shooting response

The move comes weeks after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary. Uvalde CISD police Chief Pete Arredondo, one of the first to respond, and state officials have provided differing stories about what happened inside the school.

The Texas Tribune

Texas state senator sues DPS for Uvalde shooting records

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state senator representing Uvalde sued the Texas Department of Public Safety Wednesday for refusing to disclose records related to the May 24 Robb Elementary School shooting.

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Texas mental health services hadn’t reached Uvalde before shooting as teacher says gunman ‘scared’ her

The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium was launched in response to the 2018 school shooting in Santa Fe to try to prevent similar tragedies from happening in future

The Independent UK

Top Texas cop: Uvalde police response was 'abject failure'

The head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure.”

Dublin Live

Claudine Keane says she is relieved to be back in Ireland after US school shooting fears

The wife of Ireland footballer Robbie Keane told how gun drills at school were a normalised part of her sons’ routine

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The Loop: Police response to Uvalde school shooting an 'abject failure', La Niña is over, Prince William marks 40th birthday

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Texas school shooting response deemed 'abject failure'

New York (AFP) - The police response to the Uvalde school massacre in Texas last month was an "abject failure," a top law enforcement official told a hearing into the tragedy Tuesday, saying officers wasted vital time looking for a classroom key that was "never needed."

Tribune News Service

New timeline details state’s view that response to Uvalde shooting was an ‘abject failure’

AUSTIN, Texas — Calling the police response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure,” Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw testified to the Texas Senate on Tuesday, corroborating reports indicating that numerous police were inside the school within minutes of the first 911 calls.

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Texas top cop calls police response to Uvalde school shooting an ‘abject failure’

AUSTIN, Texas — Calling the police response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure,” Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw gave a detailed report to the Texas Senate Tuesday, corroborating reports indicating that numerous police were inside the school within minutes of the first 911 calls.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde school police chief “decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children,” Texas DPS director says

Steve McCraw testified before a Texas Senate committee, laying blame on local police officers in Uvalde for not acting faster to save children during the school shooting.

The Texas Tribune

DPS Director Steve McCraw testifies before Texas Senate committee on Uvalde shooting

A special Texas Senate committee is meeting at 9 a.m. Central on Tuesday in response to the Uvalde school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

The Independent UK

Chairman: Voluntary testimony from Uvalde police uncertain

The chairman of a special state House committee taking testimony on the Uvalde school shooting says it's uncertain whether city police officials would testify voluntarily to the committee

Tribune News Service

Commentary: It’s way past time for sensible gun laws, safe spaces for our children and ourselves

Every day when we go to work in a children’s hospital, we know that today could be the day. The day when our community is in the news, and we are called to the Emergency Department to assist in caring for victims of a school shooting.

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