Category: Texas

Capitol Report (May 26): Trump May Be Questioned Under Oath; Democrats Push to Limit Gun Rights

New details emerge on the horrific mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, as families are preparing funerals for the 21 lives lost. And senators on Capitol Hill have started negotiations about new gun laws. Is there potential to reach a middle ground between the two parties? Details are still emerging about the moments shortly…


Texas School Shooter ‘Walked in Unobstructed’: Official; CDC Identifies 9 Monkeypox Cases | NTD Evening News

A Texas official on May 26 clarified that the shooter who killed 21 people at an elementary school was unobstructed when he entered the building. The official added that there was no armed officer on the campus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified nine cases of monkeypox, all of which have…


Texas Town Prays Together After Tragic Shooting at Elementary School

UVALDE, Texas—Athena Pedraza dropped off a homemade meal at her friend’s house before driving to a community vigil at Uvalde’s rodeo arena on May 25. Her friend’s son was one of the victims in the Robb Elementary School mass shooting the day before. The friend found out at midnight after having to give a DNA…


Texas Mass Shooter Appears to Have Walked Into School Unobstructed: Official

A Texas Department of Public Security official said the 18-year-old suspected gunman who killed 21 at a school on Tuesday appeared to have walked unobstructed into the building before the incident unfolded. Victor Escalon, the South Texas Regional Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, told reporters Thursday that the door at Robb Elementary…


Husband of Teacher Who Died in Texas Attack Passes Away Days Later: Family

The husband of one of the teachers who was killed in the mass shooting in Texas this week passed away on May 26, family members said. Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, “tragically passed away this morning as a result of a medical emergency,” Debra Austin, Irma Garcia’s cousin, wrote on GoFundMe. According to the…


Husband of Teacher Slain in Texas Attack Dies of ‘Broken Heart’: Family

The husband of one of the teachers slain in the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school this week died on May 26 from an apparent heart attack, family members said. Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, “tragically passed away this morning as a result of a medical emergency,” Debra Austin, Irma Garcia’s cousin, wrote…


Top Democrat Blocks Legislation Aimed at Preventing School Shootings

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on May 25 blocked legislation that proponents say could help prevent school shootings. The bill, known as the Luke and Alex School Safety Act, would require the Department of Homeland Security to establish a clearinghouse on best school safety practices after consulting with education, justice, and health officials. “It’s pretty…


Texas Attorney General Calls for Arming Teachers After Uvalde School Shooting

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has suggested arming teachers in the wake of an attack that left more than a dozen children and two adults dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. During an appearance on Newsmax, Paxton said having teachers and staff trained in firearm defense and armed would make it “more difficult…


9-Year-Old Survivor Recalls What Texas Mass Shooter Told Them Inside Classroom

A 9-year-old student who survived a mass shooting at a Texas school recalled what the gunman told them. “He shot the next person’s door. We have a door in the middle. He opened it. He came in and he crouched a little bit and he said, ‘It’s time to die,’” the student told KENS 5…


Biden to Travel to Texas to Meet Families of Latest School Shooting Victims

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that he and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, to meet with the families of the 19 children and two teachers killed during the second-worst elementary school shooting in U.S. history. “Jill and I will be traveling to Texas in the coming days to meet with…