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Tearful Irish teacher in Texas tells RTE Liveline 'it's sad we don't remain shocked' after school shooting

He said there is "so much" that people in America have become accustomed to

Dublin Live

Texas attorney general claims gun control laws ‘wouldn’t have stopped’ shooting after calling to arm teachers

Republican also called for teachers to be armed

The Independent UK

Texas school shooting: All 19 children, 2 adults killed in single classroom

UVALDE, Texas — A gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school in one of the deadliest school massacres in U.S. history barricaded himself inside a fourth-grade classroom, where all the fatalities and injuries occurred, state and federal officials said Wednesday.

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Christian defeats Stogner to win Republican nomination for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent Wayne Christian defeated attorney Sarah Stogner in the May 24 Republican primary runoff for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission. Based on unofficial results, Christian received 65% of the vote to Stogner’s 35%. In the March 1 primary, Christian received 47.1% of the vote and Stogner was second…

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Matthew McConaughey urges Americans to find ‘common ground’ after school shooting in his Texas hometown leaves 21 dead

Matthew McConaughey urged Americans to “find a common ground” after at least 21 people, including 19 children, were killed in an elementary school shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

CBS pulls ‘FBI’ season finale off air after Texas school shooting

The “FBI” season finale, about a student with a stock of weapons, was yanked from the schedule Tuesday, hours after a teenage gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.

Tribune News Service

The Texas school shooting victims have all been identified: This is who they are

Many fourth-graders, a ‘hero’ teacher and a 17-year classroom veteran among those killed

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Senators talk gun legislation at hearing for Biden pick to lead ATF - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the nation’s top gun regulator largely dodged questions on his own views about gun control Wednesday.

Roll Call

Garza defeats Jaworski for Democratic nomination for Texas attorney general

Rochelle Garza defeated Joe Jaworski in the May 24 Democratic Party primary runoff for Texas attorney general. Based on unofficial results, Garza received 63% of the vote to Jaworski’s 37%. In the March 1 primary, Garza received 43.0% of the vote and Jaworski received 19.7%. Both candidates advanced to a…

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US school shooters behind the ‘unconscionably evil’ massacres that leave scores of children dead

The Texas school shooting is one of the deadliest since the Sandy Hook massacre

The Independent UK

Will Congress act on guns after Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde?

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas

The Independent UK

Schumer says he will make senators vote on gun legislation after Uvalde massacre

Senate likely does not have votes to pass legislation addressing what leader calls ‘plague upon this nation’ in floor speech

The Independent UK

Cuellar leads in TX-28 runoff by fewer than 200 votes based on unofficial returns; recount possible

Incumbent Henry Cuellar and Jessica Cisneros ran in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 28th Congressional District on May 24. The race remained too close to call at 9:00 a.m. EDT on May 25, 2022. Cuellar led with 50.2% of the vote. Under state law, candidates may request a recount…

Ballotpedia

Families of the Uvalde shooting remember their loved ones

A gunman killed 19 children and two adults at a Texas elementary school Tuesday.

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US gun laws are getting looser, not stronger, despite more mass shootings

In recent weeks, a string of devastating shootings — at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, a church in Laguna Woods, California, and now an elementary school in little Uvalde, Texas — has renewed calls for tighter gun restrictions.

Salon

Gosar: TX shooter "transsexual leftist"

The claim appears to have been percolating on 4chan before Rep. Paul Gosar picked it up

Salon

AOC slams Dems over "pro-NRA" candidate

Ocasio-Cortez criticizes party’s “utter failure of leadership” for backing Henry Cuellar over Jessica Cisneros

The Independent UK

Stephen Colbert takes emotional pause while talking about Texas school shooting

Colbert opened the show by honouring those who died in the primary school massacre

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‘I’m in physical pain with what they’re going through.’ Parkland father reacts to Texas massacre

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Parkland families have become spokespeople for a cause they didn’t sign up for.

The Independent UK

Justin Thomas switches focus to Texas after ‘unfathomable’ US PGA win

The former world number one won the championship for a second time on Sunday.

The Guardian - US

Colbert on the Texas school shooting: ‘Prayers won’t end this, voting might’

Late-night hosts discussed the deadly Uvalde shooting and looked at Trump v Pence as they back different Georgia candidates

The Independent UK

Congressman Gallego lashes out at NRA and Cruz in wake of Texas school shooting: ‘F*** you Ted Cruz’

Gallego is considering running against Arizona Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema.

Texas Observer

Bush Dynasty Ends with a Whimper in Texas Runoffs Light on Surprise

Democrats solidify their statewide slate as Attorney General Ken Paxton steps closer to a third term and Representative Jasmine Crockett wins in Dallas.

The Independent UK

Services set for 'hero' officer killed in supermarket attack

The security guard killed in the Buffalo supermarket shooting on May 14 will be laid to rest Wednesday, as the country grapples with another massacre at a Texas school that killed 19 children and two adults

Al Jazeera

Echoes of Sandy Hook massacre in Texas primary school shooting

Victims of the 2012 attack that killed 20 children and six adults condemn lack of progress on gun control.

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