Category: Texas

15 Dead After Shooting at Texas Elementary School: Governor

Fourteen children and a teacher were fatally shot by an 18-year-old male at an elementary school in Texas on May 24, Gov. Greg Abbott said. The male, identified as Salvadore Romas, drove to Robb Elementary School and opened fire, the governor told a briefing. “He shot and killed—horrifically, incomprehensively—14 students, and killed a teacher,” Abbott said. Romas…


14 Students, 1 Teacher Killed After Shooting at Texas Elementary School: Governor

Fourteen children and a teacher were fatally shot by an 18-year-old male at an elementary school in Texas on May 24, Gov. Greg Abbott said. The male, identified as Salvador Romas, drove to Robb Elementary School and opened fire, the governor told a briefing. “He shot and killed—horrifically, incomprehensively—14 students, and killed a teacher,” Abbott said. Romas…


14 Students, 1 Teacher Killed in Shooting at Texas Elementary School: Governor

Fourteen children and a teacher were fatally shot by an 18-year-old male at an elementary school in Texas on May 24, Gov. Greg Abbott said. The male, who was identified as Salvador Ramos, drove to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and opened fire, the governor said at a press conference in Abilene. Uvalde is about 80 miles…


60,000 Migrants Waiting in Mexico Across Border From El Paso, Texas

In the past two weeks, more than 60,000 migrants have amassed in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, directly across the border from El Paso, Texas, in anticipation of Title 42 being lifted from the border. “And we can only imagine it growing even further,” Mario D’Agostino, El Paso deputy city manager, told his city council members on…


Powerful Tornado Strikes Texas, Severe Weather Warnings Issued

Weather officials warned people to take shelter after a powerful tornado touched down in Northern Texas on May 23, bringing with it hailstones and potential flash flooding. “A very dangerous large tornado is on the ground north of Morton,” the National Weather Service said on Monday alongside an image of the large storm system which was…


Texas Moms Demand Revision of Textbook That Encourages Withholding Info From Parents

A parental rights watchdog is calling on the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) to redact an online curriculum that it believes encourages withholding information from parents about their child’s mental and physical health. In an email sent to a board member about language included in textbook publisher Goodheart-Willcox’s instructional material, Moms for Liberty alleges…


Trump Clout Versus Bush Dynasty Plays Out in Texas AG Primary Runoff

The headline race in Texas’s primary runoffs on May 24 is the Ken Paxton versus George P. Bush showdown for Republican attorney general candidate. For Texas Republicans, it’s representative of a Trump versus Bush dynasty duel. “It’s a very interesting state of affairs and I think it indicative of a sea change that’s occurring in…


Art, Food, Wineries and Buddy Holly: What Doesn’t Lubbock, Texas, Have to Offer?

By Patti Nickell From Tribune News Service In one of singer-songwriter Mac Davis’ most memorable tunes, he sang about “Happiness being Lubbock, Texas, in his rear-view mirror.” The song was a success for Davis, but hardly a ringing endorsement for his hometown. However, by the end of the ditty, Davis redeemed himself and Lubbock when,…


Border Patrol Dealing With Huge Groups, Heat-Related Deaths, Drownings in Del Rio Sector

EAGLE PASS, Texas—Homeland Security officials saying “the border is closed” seems to be having little impact. Thousands of illegal immigrants are pouring across the southern border every day and the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector in south Texas is a magnet for large groups, which Customs and Border Protection defines as more than 100 individuals….


Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Issues Coordinated Response to Wildfires Burning Across the State

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on May 19 announced an ongoing coordinated response to help slow the spread of the multiple wildfires burning across the state. A total of nine wildfires continued to burn in central and West Texas as of May 19, including the Mesquite Heat Fire in Taylor County, about 170 miles west of Fort Worth,…