HOUSTON—A 5-year-old boy has died after being left in a vehicle in the Houston area as his mother prepared for a birthday party and as temperatures soared past 100 degrees, authorities said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the boy died Monday as his family was getting ready to celebrate his 8-year-old sister’s birthday. The…
Tearful Uvalde Parents Demand School Board Fire Top Cop for Botched Response to Mass Shooting
UVALDE, Texas—“We were failed by Pete Arredondo,” Brett Cross, guardian of Uziyah Garcia, a Robb Elementary fourth grader who died in the May 24 mass shooting at the school, told the Uvalde, Texas, Consolidated Independent School District board on June 20. “He killed our kids, teachers, parents, and city, and by keeping him on your…
Uvalde Classroom Door Wasn’t Locked, Says Texas Public Safety Director
The classroom door that separated Uvalde mass shooter Salvador Ramos and a team of police officers in Uvalde, last month wasn’t locked, according to a senior Texas law enforcement official. Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw told a Texas Senate hearing Tuesday that there was nothing barring officers from accessing Ramos, who shot…
Police Could Have Stopped Uvalde Shooter ‘3 Minutes’ After Entering School: Texas Official
The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said that there is evidence suggesting the police response to the mass shooting at a Uvalde school was an “abject failure.” “However, we do know this: There’s compelling evidence that the law enforcement response to the attack at Robb Elementary was an abject failure and antithetical…
First Image From Inside Texas School Shooting Released Ahead of Senate Hearing
The timeline of events during the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is becoming clearer as surveillance and police body camera footage provide more details ahead of a Texas Senate hearing on Tuesday. KVUE-TV and Austin American-Statesman obtained documentation and surveillance video from within Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, that revealed police were…
State Representatives Propose Legislation to Criminalize Bringing Children to Drag Shows
June 20, 2022
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In the aftermath of a drag show at a gay bar in Texas attended by children, state representatives in Texas and Florida have vowed to introduce legislation to make it a crime for an adult to bring a child to a drag show, with loss of parental rights as a potential consequence. On June 4,…
Police Officers Chose Not to Shoot Texas Gunman: Deputy
Police officers in Texas chose not to shoot a man with a gun on the campus of an elementary school because of concerns they would strike children, according to an officer involved in the response to the situation. The shooter at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde engaged with two Uvalde Police Department officers outside of…
Texas GOP Delegates Rebuke Senior Senator Over Gun Control Legislation
June 19, 2022
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In a unanimous vote, Texas GOP delegates passed a resolution rebuking their senior U.S. Senator and other Republicans working with Democrats for gun control laws that disregard the Second Amendment. The resolution was against the Gang of 20 gun control bill, including Republican U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (Texas), Thom Tills (N.C.), Roy Blunt (Mo.), Bill…
Uvalde Police Department Not Cooperating With Texas State House: Lawmaker
The Uvalde Police Department hasn’t been cooperating with a Texas state House committee tasked with investigating May’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, said a state lawmaker. State Rep. Dustin Burrows said that police officials Uvalde were asked to appear in front of the House committee after the incident that left 19 students and two…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Kicks Off Republican Convention, Swipes at Challenger Beto O’Rourke
HOUSTON—In a state Republican convention kickoff on June 16 that doubled as a campaign rally, Gov. Greg Abbott listed accomplishments Texas has made under conservative leadership. While in office, Abbott said Texas has stepped up to build a border wall, fought the Green New Deal, outlawed Critical Race Theory, and defunded cities that defund police….
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