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After Uvalde shooting, some say fixation on border security obscures more urgent threats

UVALDE, Texas — More than a week after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, one thing is clear: The heightened security surrounding this town near the border ultimately didn’t stop a homegrown shooter from inflicting terror on the community.

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Matthew McConaughey calls for gun responsibility laws in op-ed

In the nearly two weeks since the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a semi-surprising voice has risen to call for something, anything, to be done to curb gun violence, specifically that which targets children — Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey.

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Don’t call us ‘crazy Texans,’ says Rep. Sylvia Garcia - Roll Call

This Democrat wants you to know something about people in her home state — they mostly support abortion rights and they aren’t “crazy Texans.”

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Mum now paralysed after 'playing dead' to save her kids from evil ex who stabbed her

The violent attack left Brittany Morris paralysed from the chest down and in ICU for a month, and she is now forced to use a wheelchair

Daily Mirror

Pro-gun GOP donors want gun legislation

Republican gun enthusiasts acknowledge "great sense of urgency" after Texas school massacre

Salon

Michael Hiltzik: Florida's DeSantis launches new attack on his state's transgender citizens

Never one to miss a chance to claim the crown as America's reigning culture warrior, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has unveiled yet another in his long line of antitransgender policies. This time he's proposing to deprive his transgender citizens — minors and adults alike — of fundamental medical care.

Los Angeles Times

Michigan State football lands 4-star Texas cornerback Chance Rucker

Michigan State has picked up a commitment from a top 4-star cornerback from Texas

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Texas attorney general opens investigation of Twitter bots

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he opened an investigation of Twitter, claiming the social media platform may be misleading people with false reporting of its bot accounts, violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

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Texas Democrats host town halls on school security after deadly Uvalde shooting

Texas Democrats want to hear from the public on how to prevent mass shootings, address gun violence and protect people at schools and elsewhere.

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Gonzalo Lopez's escape prompts Texas to pause inmate transports

Lopez, a convicted murderer, escaped from authorities last month while on a prison transport bus.

Axios

Cisneros requests recount in race against Texas Rep. Cuellar

Progressive Jessica Cisneros is requesting a recount in her tight runoff election against nine-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar that remained too close to call nearly two weeks later

The Independent UK

Matthew McConaughey spotted in Congress as he joins gun control talks and sparks rumour frenzy over political ambitions

Oscar winner has previously considered running for governor of Texas

The Independent UK

Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Twitter Bots: What Investors Should Know

The attorney general of one of the largest states in the country is launching an investigation against social media network Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). Here are the details.

Benzinga

Video of apparent Greg Abbott canvasser laughing about her job goes viral

Monique Dawson says she was fired after she joked with a man who said he’d never back governor for re-election

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Uvalde gunman’s first target in school shooting recounts terror in sermon: ‘I saw it all’

One of the first targets of the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, is now trying to comfort the community

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Deshaun Watson hit with a 24th civil lawsuit in Texas

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is named the defendant in a 24th civil lawsuit in Texas

The Guardian - US

Nearly half of Republicans think US has to live with mass shootings, poll finds

CBS and YouGov poll returned familiar results, including 62% support for a nationwide ban on semi-automatic rifles

Sports Illustrated

New WCWS Format Guarantees Rest Days, Tees Up a Strong Finish

Prompted by last year’s scheduling mishap, the adjustments provide flexibility for weather delays and ample recovery time for players.

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Texas Observer

Greg Casar Superstar?

The organizer, groundbreaking Austin policymaker, and congressional nominee plans to be the House’s ‘most pro-labor’ member.

The Guardian - US

How Texas punishes companies who ‘discriminate’ against gun manufacturers

A Texas law dictates which firms state agencies can do business with and requires written affirmations to the attorney general

WEKU

The tragic history of police responding too late to active shooters

Birmingham Post

Tech firm Nanoco raises more than £2m to help patients fight with Samsung

Nanoco is suing the South Korean giant in Texas

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Uvalde parents put their faith in a school police commander who lost his nerve

A CNN reporter correctly confronted the Uvalde, Texas, school district chief of police on Wednesday, refusing to take no for an answer when Chief Pedro Arredondo repeatedly tried to sidestep the reporter and avoid answering crucial questions about last week’s school massacre. Arredondo escaped through a door, after which the…

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Martin Schram: Can gun owners lead our leaders to safeguard America?

Thursday night at the White House, speaking to America with grim emotion, President Joe Biden used a single statistic to sum up two decades of national pain and revulsion we have all endured. His one statistic also seemed to sum up the horror of our last two weeks of mass-killings…

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In Texas, where abortion rights began, GOP builds new barriers

AUSTIN, Texas — Linda Coffee was in her mid-20s and barely out of law school when she and former classmate Sarah Weddington stunned the legal establishment—and much of America—by successfully arguing Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in 1973.

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