In wake of the Uvalde school shooting, Texas Republicans have expressed renewed interest in programs already in place to arm teachers as state Democrats call for more gun control. Texas Attorney Ken Paxton (R) saidn he doesn’t believe passing new gun laws will deter criminals, and believes the answer is to make schools hard targets…
Uvalde Teacher Disputes ‘Traumatic’ and Incorrect Accusation She Left Door Open: Lawyer
The teacher who was at the center of the Uvalde mass shooting timeline issued statements disputing that she left a door “propped open” before the gunman entered. The unnamed teacher’s lawyer, Don Flanary, told CNN that incorrect accusations that she left the door open have forced his client to come forward. Several days ago, a…
Police Fatally Shoot Fugitive Accused of Killing Texas Family of 5
A convicted murderer who escaped from a transport bus for high-risk inmates in Texas on May 12 was shot dead by law enforcement officials on Thursday, authorities said. “Suspect Gonzalo Lopez is captured [and] deceased,” the Leon County Sheriff’s Office said in its latest update. Lopez, 46, is believed to be connected to the murder…
Texas School Police Chief Didn’t Know of 911 Calls During Mass Shooting: Official
The commander at the scene of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside the building as the massacre unfolded, a Texas state senator said Thursday. Democrat state Sen. Roland Gutierrez told reporters that the school police chief, Pete Arredondo, was not…
Former Cowboys Running Back Marion Barber, 38, Found Dead in Texas Home
The body of former NFL running back Marion Barber, who spent much of his professional career playing for the Dallas Cowboys, was found in Texas on Wednesday, the team confirmed. He was 38. Barber, described by the team as one of the fiercest running backs to have ever played for the Cowboys, was found by…
Texas Beats Pricey California in Fortune 500 Company HQs
Commentary How embarrassing. California has dropped to third place in the 2022 list of Fortune 500 company headquarters by state. The top is now Texas, followed by New York. Yet Texas’ population of 28.6 million, per the 2020 U.S. Census, is 73 percent of California’s—and New York’s 19.5 million is half of it. The totals now:…
The Shooting in Uvalde: Would a School Marshal Program Have Made a Difference?
June 2, 2022
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News Analysis In the wake of the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, one question begs for an answer: Would a School Marshal Program have made a difference? After the shooting in Uvalde, in which 18-year-old Salvador Ramos shot and killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…
Beto O’Rourke Pushes for Gun Control Laws, Takes Aim at Gov. Greg Abbott in Dallas Town Hall
Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke took aim at Gov. Greg Abbott during a gun safety town hall in Dallas on June 1, following the school shooting in Uvalde. O’Rourke, a Democrat and former congressional representative, appeared at the Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center in the Red Bird area of Dallas. The event also included speeches from gun…
Chinese Company Sued in Texas Over 100,000 Allegedly Defective COVID-19 Tests
June 2, 2022
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Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when America’s frontline medical workers were desperate to get a hold of crucial medical gear, a Texas-based mobile health company paid roughly $500,000 for 100,000 antibody test kits from China—the only place at the time that was selling these much needed products. But the kits, which would have been used to…
Texas Governor Orders Random School Inspections in Bid to Ensure ‘Culture of Constant Vigilance’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has instructed state officials to start carrying out random inspections at schools in the state. The Republican governor directed the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) to coordinate with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to “develop and implement a plan to conduct random inspections to assess access control measures of Texas school districts.” “Among…
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