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Texas Tribune, Frontline and Futuro Investigates are collaborating on an Uvalde shooting documentary that airs May 30

The film, “After Uvalde: Guns, Grief and Texas Politics,” will be broadcast nationally on PBS and also available for streaming.

The Texas Tribune · May 22, 2023

Watch: A Uvalde family remembers their 10-year-old through the mementos he left behind

Evadulia Orta’s son, Rojélio Torres, died in the school shooting in Uvalde last year. Her other children still collect Pokémon cards to add to his collection, and his cousins play with his football.

The Texas Tribune · May 22, 2023

Texas Senate passes school safety bill that would require districts to bolster their active-shooter plans

Both chambers have said school safety is a priority this session after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school last year.

The Texas Tribune · May 22, 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revived a proposal to raise the minimum age to buy certain semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 before it was ultimately withdrawn.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

Father of Uvalde victim is kicked out of Texas capitol after gun reform bill misses deadline

Brett Cross was the only person to have reportedly been removed from the chambers

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

In surprise move days after Allen mall shooting, Texas House panel OKs bill raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles

The legislation would raise the minimum age for purchasing certain firearms but likely wouldn’t have been a hindrance to the Allen gunman obtaining a weapon. The bill still faces an uphill climb in the Legislature.

The Texas Tribune · May 8, 2023

Why Greg Abbott’s response to the latest Texas mass shooting shouldn’t come as a surprise

When five people were shot dead in their home over a noise complaint, Greg Abbott labelled the victims ‘illegal immigrants’. True to form with past shootings in his state, he made no mention of the role his own lax gun laws may have played. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Why Greg Abbott’s response to the latest Texas mass shooting shouldn’t come as a surprise

When five people were shot dead in their home over a noise complaint, Greg Abbott labelled the victims ‘illegal immigrants’. True to form with past shootings in his state, he made no mention of the role his own lax gun laws may have played. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Gun safety advocates express horror at mass shooting in Texas and Gov Abbott’s response

Activists for gun violence prevention slammed Gov Greg Abbott’s — or lack thereof — to the massacre

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023

Texas bill proposes up to $25K for armed school 'sentinels'

Texas schools could offer up to $25,000 stipends to teachers and staff who accept the dual role of being armed campus “sentinels” with specialized mental health training under a proposal that state lawmakers advanced Tuesday in response to the Uvalde classroom shooting

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023