Category: Texas

Uvalde Superintendent Refuses to Talk About Embattled School District Police Chief as Lawmakers Start Probe

Uvalde’s school superintendent on June 9 refused to answer questions about the school district’s police chief, several weeks after a mass shooting claimed 21 lives in the Texas town. “That’s a personnel question. I’m not going to be able to get into that in a public forum,” Hal Harrell, the superintendent, said to one of…


Woman Missing for 40 Years After Parents Were Killed in Texas Found ‘Alive and Healthy’

A 42-year-old woman who went missing as a baby decades ago when her parents were murdered in a wooded area in Houston has been found “alive and healthy,” according to officials. The woman, named Holly, is the daughter of Tina Gail Linn Clouse and Harold Dean Clouse Jr., who were the victims of an unsolved…


Child Missing for 40 Years After Parents Were Killed in Texas Found ‘Alive and Healthy’

A 42-year-old woman who went missing as a baby decades ago after her parents were murdered in a wooded area in Houston, Texas, has been found “alive and healthy,” according to officials. The woman, named Holly, is the child of Tina Gail Linn Clouse and Harold Dean Clouse Jr., who have been victims of an…


A Call to Arms: Teachers in Conservative States Are Volunteering to Carry Guns

Crosses and flowers laid out in the public square of the grief-stricken town Uvalde, where a teen gunman killed 19 students and two teachers, are an all-too-familiar scene igniting a call to arms for teachers in Texas and beyond. The Republican-led Texas legislature is addressing the twin issues of school safety and mass violence following…


House Hears From Uvalde Survivors Including Girl, 11, Forced to Cover Herself in Classmates’ Blood and Hide

Survivors of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, delivered emotional testimonies before House lawmakers at a hearing on gun violence on Wednesday. Among them was 11-year-old Miah Cerrillo, who appeared in a prerecorded video before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and recounted the heartbreaking moment she watched her classmates and teacher…


Rolling Blackouts Could Hit Texas This Summer Amid Heatwave, Experts Warn

Experts are warning that the state of Texas is under threat of rolling blackouts this summer amid a heatwave and record-high demand for power. Energy analyst Ed Hirs, a University of Houston energy fellow wrote a recent op-ed for The Austin American-Statesman in which he highlighted the gap between power generation and demand across the state. Hirs noted…


Parents of Transgender Children Sue Texas to Block ‘Child Abuse’ Investigation

Three Texas families are suing in a bid to block the state from investigating them for child abuse in relation to “gender reassignment surgeries” for transgender children. The lawsuit names Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas), the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), and its commissioner Jaime Masters. The families claim they are providing their transgender…


Uvalde School Police Chief Fails to Appear at 1st City Council Meeting Since Being Sworn In

The school district police chief who has faced criticism over his delay in ordering law enforcement to breach the classroom where a gunman fatally shot students at Robb Elementary School, did not appear at a city council meeting in Uvalde on Tuesday, despite being sworn in on May 31. Police Chief Pete Arredondo is facing growing public criticism and…


Parents Need to Get Serious About School Safety, Parkland Dad Says After Uvalde

The families of 19 children and two teachers who were slain on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas, spent last week at funeral homes and gravesites, saying goodbye to their loved ones. “The parents are destroyed. Heartbroken. They’re never going to be the same again—ever,” Andy Pollack told The Epoch Times. Pollack’s 18-year-old daughter Meadow was…


Teacher Who Survived Texas Mass Shooting Says He Received No Alert About Shooter

A teacher who survived the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, described systemic failures after the shooter entered the building during last month’s incident. Arnulfo Reyes, the teacher, recalled hearing a loud bang at around 11:30 a.m., telling students to get under their desks as a precaution. “The kids were yelling, ‘What’s…