Category: Texas

Biden Delivers Commencement Speech, Says ‘We Can Make America Safe’

President Joe Biden on May 28 delivered the commencement speech at the University of Delaware, touching on the recent mass shootings in Texas and New York and repeating a falsehood about the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Biden, after recalling the time he spent at his alma mater as a student, said…


Texas Official Says Slow Police Response ‘Cost Lives’ as US Congressman Calls for Officers to Be Fired

The law enforcement decision not to immediately storm the classroom where a school shooter was killing children “cost lives,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said on May 28, as Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) called for the officers involved to be fired. As many as 19 officers were in the hallway inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde…


Father Goes Viral for Standing Guard Outside Daughter’s Elementary School: ‘I’m Watching’

A picture of a father in Central Texas standing guard at his daughter’s elementary school where his wife also works has gone viral on social media in the wake of this week’s mass shooting incident in Uvalde. Ed Chelby, a U.S. Army veteran who has a background in security, told KWTX that he couldn’t sleep…


Beto O’Rourke Edits Campaign Website to Reflect Newer Position on AR-15s

Texas gubernatorial candidate Democrat Beto O’Rourke has changed his position on the use of AR-15 guns as evidenced by modifications made on his campaign website. The section on gun safety on O’Rourke’s campaign website contained a statement that he wanted to “reduce the number” of AR-15s and AK-47s on the streets, according to an April…


Trump Calls on Congress to Fund Safe Schools Before Sending Billions to Ukraine

Former President Donald Trump said on Friday that Congress should prioritize funding for school security over military aid to Ukraine, with his remarks coming in the context of the massacre in Uvalde, Texas, in which a gunman shot 21 people to death. Trump began his speech at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston…


Texas Governor Says New Laws to Be Passed After Elementary School Shooting

New laws will be passed after the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on May 27. “Do we expect any laws to come out of this devastating crime? The answer is yes. Absolutely yes,” said Abbott, a Republican. Those laws will be “in multiple different subject areas,” he added….


Official: Girl Told 911 ‘Send the Police Now’ as Police Waited

UVALDE, Texas—Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, “Please send the police now,” as officers waited more than an hour to breach the classroom after following the gunman into the building, authorities said Friday. The commander at the…


Facts Matter (May 27): Uvalde Shooter Fired Gun For 12 Minutes Outside School Before Entering; Police Stood By

Over in the city of Uvalde, Texas, there was a mass shooting at an elementary school that left 21 people dead—including 19 children. However, the timeline of events leading up to the death of the actual shooter is something that is not quite adding up. Not only did it take about an hour between when…


‘You Go to the Sound of Gunfire’: Retired Active Shooter Trainer and Border Patrol Special Agent

UVALDE, Texas—Retired Border Patrol special operations agent Jim Volcsko has trained law enforcement officers in active shooter scenarios. For years he was part of the Border Patrol tactical unit called BORTAC, similar to a SWAT team, in the Uvalde and Del Rio region. His former colleague, an active BORTAC agent, fatally shot the suspect at…


Uvalde Police Made ‘Wrong Decision’ During Mass Shooting: Texas Official; NRA Begins Annual Event | NTD Evening News

A Texas official admitted on May 27 that it was the “wrong decision” for law enforcement to not have engaged the Uvalde school shooter sooner. This comes after the victims’ families demanded answers from law enforcement about why it took them up to one hour to engage the gunman. The National Rifle Association (NRA) has begun…