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Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin resigns to run for Texas House

McLaughlin, who led the small South Texas community through the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, was first elected in 2014.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 27, 2023

State Rep. Tracy King, a moderate Democrat in a Republican-leaning district, announces retirement

King was first elected to the House in 1994.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 11, 2023

Analysis: The 2023 Texas House, from right to left

Here’s a look at House members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on votes cast during the 2023 regular session.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 20, 2023

Texas House passes ban on devices that modify handguns, but averts vote on increasing age to buy semi-automatic rifles

A Texas lawmaker introduced an amendment that would have revived a proposal to raise the minimum age to buy certain semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 before it was ultimately withdrawn.

The Texas Tribune · May 11, 2023

Raise-the-age gun bill misses crucial deadline, as Uvalde parents protest outside the Texas House

Days after another mass shooting in Texas, the measure to raise the minimum age from 18 to 21 to purchase semi-automatic rifles appears to have failed.

The Texas Tribune · May 9, 2023

In overnight testimony, Uvalde victims’ family members call on Texas lawmakers to raise age to buy semi-automatic guns

The families of Uvalde shooting victims waited hours to testify at a House committee hearing in support of House Bill 2744, which would raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns from 18 to 21.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 19, 2023

After years of little progress, Texas gun control and safety advocates see some small openings for dialogue at the Capitol

Many bills that would limit access to firearms or ammunition likely won’t become law anytime soon. But people who advocate at the Texas Capitol see emerging signs that there’s appetite for finding some middle ground.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 18, 2023

Texas lawmakers propose historic investments to broadband and water infrastructure — but voters will have the last word

If passed during this legislative session, this would be the state’s biggest investment in broadband, but some local officials question whether it would make the service more affordable in areas with few providers.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 8, 2023

Uvalde’s state lawmakers face an uphill battle raising the age limit for semi-automatic guns. They’re trying anyway.

Many relatives of Uvalde victims back bills that state Rep. Tracy King and Sen. Roland Gutierrez are pushing in the Legislature. But limits on gun access don’t fare well at the Capitol.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 15, 2023

A new bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers wants to highlight the state’s fragile water infrastructure

So far there has been an average of six boil-water notices a day across Texas in 2023.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 13, 2023