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Cuellar wins TX-28 Democratic runoff following recount

On June 21, the Texas Democratic Party shared unofficial results from a recount of the primary runoff in Texas’ 28th Congressional District indicating that U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D) had defeated challenger Jessica Cisneros. Cuellar defeated Cisneros by 289 votes. Initial results from the May 24 primary runoff showed Cuellar…

Ballotpedia · Jun 23, 2022

Gun bill expands school safety spending beyond security

WASHINGTON — Mill Creek Township School District in Pennsylvania plans to upgrade its surveillance cameras, radios and a door monitoring system with a $500,000 federal grant, one of hundreds awarded across the country over the past four years as part of a $1 billion program Congress passed to address school…

Tribune News Service · Jun 23, 2022

Demolishing schools after a mass shooting reflects humans' deep-rooted desire for purification rituals

After the recent shooting in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers, some local residents want the school demolished. Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez said that President Joe Biden has offered to help the school district secure a federal grant for…

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2022

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 · Jun 23, 2022

Commentary: Many dogs have already died of heat-related causes this summer — let’s make them the last

The four dogs in Florida who died in a hot car while their owner was having lunch. The Ontario pup whose death was the second that his dog walker was responsible for. The one in Texas who succumbed to heatstroke after being left chained in 102-degree heat. With summer barely…

Tribune News Service · Jun 23, 2022

LZ Granderson: Today's Republican Party is not about 'support the troops' or 'law and order'

Many may know that Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, lost his right eye after he was hit by an IED blast in Afghanistan. What may not be as well known is that he also temporarily lost sight in his left eye. Or that once he regained sight on the left, a…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 23, 2022

Musk says Tesla’s new car factories ‘losing billions of dollars’

He said its Berlin factory is in a “slightly better position” because it started with using the traditional 2170 batteries for cars built there

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2022

Uvalde police chief put on leave after response to Texas school shooting branded ‘abject failure’

The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School left 19 students and two teachers dead

Wales Online · Jun 23, 2022

Uvalde police chief placed on leave amid outrage over shooter inaction

Pete Arredondo is blamed for police waiting 77 mins before intervening as 19 children and two teachers were killed

The Guardian - US · Jun 23, 2022

Michigan State football listed as finalist for 4-star Texas DL Enow Etta

Michigan State is one of four teams still alive for an elite defensive lineman prospect in the 2023 class

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 23, 2022