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Texas House creates special committee to investigate Uvalde school shooting

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Friday the creation of a special investigative committee to examine the Robb Elementary School shooting.

Tribune News Service

Uvalde parents and teacher seek documents from gun maker after school shooting

Parents of a slain fourth-grader and a teacher at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, are laying the groundwork for lawsuits against the gun maker that sold a semi-automatic rifle used in the mass shooting.

Tribune News Service

Ron DeSantis vetoes $35m Tampa MLB team facility after calls for gun reform

Florida governor made the move after the team called for action in the wake of mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York

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The rise of the AR-15: Why America is defending a ‘weapon of war’

The AR-15 has been used in numerous high-casualty mass shootings including the recent shootings in Uvalde, Buffalo and Tulsa, John Bowden reports

The Independent UK

After Uvalde shooting, community faces long-term mental health care needs

UVALDE, Texas — Lauren Bohn and Michele Williams quietly walked through the crowd at a fragrant memorial of crosses and roses days after the worst school shooting in a decade.

Tribune News Service

Ron DeSantis blocks funds for Tampa Bay Rays after team’s gun safety tweets

Florida governor Ron DeSantis defended his veto of $35m in funding for a potential spring training site for the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday

The Guardian - US

Police chief had no radio during Texas school shooting: Senator

Loved ones of victims killed at Uvalde, Texas primary school are still seeking answers about law enforcement’s response.

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Commanding officer who ordered delayed response to Uvalde massacre did not have police radio

Key details reveal how a delayed response may have cost the lives of students inside school

The Independent UK

What did police know as the Texas school shooting unfolded?

As investigators dig deeper into the law enforcement response to the deadly school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, a host of disturbing questions remain about what officers on the scene knew as the attack was unfolding

The Independent UK

Uvalde lawmaker snubbed from committee

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also snubbed other lawmakers whose districts were affected by other Texas mass shootings

Salon

Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting

A Texas state senator says the state agency investigating the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde has determined that the commander facing criticism for the slow police response was not carrying a radio as the massacre unfolded

The Independent UK

Uvalde gunman Salvador Ramos’ grandmother tried to get rid of his gun days before mass shooting, report claims

Under Texas’s lax gun laws, gunman Salvador Ramos was able to legally buy two semi-automatic weapons just days after his 18th birthday

The Independent UK

Father of Uvalde victim demands AR-15 manufacturer reveal ‘communications with gunman’

Amerie Jo Garza was one of the 19 slain students at Robb Elementary School

The Independent UK

Incarcerated father misses funeral of daughter killed in Uvalde school shooting despite plea from Kim Kardashian

Despite a last minute plea from Kim Kardashian, an incarcerated father was not granted the temporary release he needed to attend the funeral of his daughter, who was one of 21 people killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas.

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Here are the biggest shifts in the official account of the Uvalde school shooting

"There's been a lot of things that have been said — some are correct, some are incorrect," Gov. Greg Abbott said the day after the shooting. But soon afterward, he would correct his own statements.

The Guardian - US

Grim body count unlikely to be enough for Republicans to act on gun reform

Analysis: Joe Biden called for action in a televised address after the mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo but power of the gun lobby and political calculation are likely to prevail

The Independent UK

Families of Uvalde, Buffalo victims to testify in Congress

Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde will appear before a House committee next week as Congress debates gun measures

Axios

Uvalde, Buffalo survivors to testify before House panel on toll of mass shootings

It will include testimony from a fourth-grade student who survived the Uvalde school shooting.

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Salon

Gohmert blames gun violence on Democrats

“You don’t think we have hearts?” the Texas Republican ranted

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

WEKU

How we pronounce Uvalde says a lot about the power of language in mixed communities

The name of the town comes from a misspelled Spanish name. The way people say it traces a long history of racializing Latinos in the U.S.

The Independent UK

GOP's Cornyn tapped to lead as Senate talks gun law changes

Less than 48 hours after a gunman stormed an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers in his home state of Texas, Sen. John Cornyn was tapped to lead gun policy negotiations in the Senate

The Guardian - US

Biden’s plea for gun control draws fire and praise from the usual quarters

The reactions followed familiar party lines: Democrats agree it’s time to act, Republicans call the speech ‘divisive’

The Conversation

Warning signs can be detected sooner through universal screenings for student mental health

Whenever a massacre takes place at a U.S. school, like the one at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, discussions often follow about whether school officials may have missed any “red flags.”

Sports Illustrated

Former Raiders Star Vann McElroy on Uvalde, His Hometown

On May 24, the retired sports agent was just another stunned citizen with deep, lasting ties to a community that would never be the same.

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