Trial to begin for police officer charged in delayed response to Uvalde school shooting
Read full article: Trial to begin for police officer charged in delayed response to Uvalde school shootingOne of the first officers on the scene at the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is about to stand trial.
Uvalde victims’ families get an official acknowledgement of botched shooting response — but some want criminal charges
Read full article: Uvalde victims’ families get an official acknowledgement of botched shooting response — but some want criminal chargesSome relatives of the 21 people killed in Texas’ deadliest school shooting are demanding criminal charges after federal officials say delayed police response cost lives.
Kimberly Mata-Rubio, whose daughter died in the Uvalde school shooting, loses bid to become mayor
Read full article: Kimberly Mata-Rubio, whose daughter died in the Uvalde school shooting, loses bid to become mayorMata-Rubio’s daughter Lexi was among 19 children killed in the massacre at Robb Elementary last year. In a special election, Mata-Rubio lost to Cody Smith, who previously held the position.
Former Uvalde mayor wins back job as mother whose daughter was killed at Robb Elementary loses bid
Read full article: Former Uvalde mayor wins back job as mother whose daughter was killed at Robb Elementary loses bidA mother in Uvalde, Texas, whose 10-year-old daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting has lost her run for mayor.
Former Uvalde mayor wins back job as mother whose daughter was killed at Robb Elementary loses bid
Read full article: Former Uvalde mayor wins back job as mother whose daughter was killed at Robb Elementary loses bidA mother in Uvalde, Texas, whose 10-year-old daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting has lost her run for mayor.
Her daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting. Now she's running for mayor of Uvalde
Read full article: Her daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting. Now she's running for mayor of UvaldeKimberly Mata-Rubio's 10-year-old daughter was one of the 19 children and two teachers killed in the May 24, 2022, shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
In surprise move days after Allen mall shooting, Texas House panel OKs bill raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles
Read full article: In surprise move days after Allen mall shooting, Texas House panel OKs bill raising age to buy semi-automatic riflesThe 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.
A divided Uvalde hasn’t had time to heal, speakers say
Read full article: A divided Uvalde hasn’t had time to heal, speakers sayDuring a Texas Tribune event marking one year since the shooting at Robb Elementary School, parents, mental health experts and faith leaders talked about how the path to recovery isn’t the same for everybody.
In overnight testimony, Uvalde victims’ family members call on Texas lawmakers to raise age to buy semi-automatic guns
Read full article: In overnight testimony, Uvalde victims’ family members call on Texas lawmakers to raise age to buy semi-automatic gunsThe 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.
Uvalde families plead for stricter gun bills in emotional, late-night hearing
Read full article: Uvalde families plead for stricter gun bills in emotional, late-night hearingLawmakers in the Texas Capitol have set aside a slate of proposed new gun restrictions without a vote after hours of emotional appeals from Uvalde families whose children were killed last year at Robb Elementary School.
SXSW EDU panelists say the only solution to school safety is to address gun policy and mental health, not one or the other
Read full article: SXSW EDU panelists say the only solution to school safety is to address gun policy and mental health, not one or the otherGun policy reform is the best way to address school safety, according to experts on a panel in Austin. They also cautioned against doubling down on surveillance technology.
Lexi Rubio’s parents say ex-trooper fired by Uvalde CISD was working at their son’s campus
Read full article: Lexi Rubio’s parents say ex-trooper fired by Uvalde CISD was working at their son’s campusThe parents of Alexandra “Lexi” Rubio, a victim of the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, said in an interview with ABC News on Thursday that a now-former officer and Texas Dept. of Public Safety trooper had been working at their son’s campus before she was fired by the school district.
Daughter of St. Mary’s University student among 19 children killed in Uvalde elementary school shooting
Read full article: Daughter of St. Mary’s University student among 19 children killed in Uvalde elementary school shootingThe daughter of a St. Mary’s University student is among the 19 children who were shot and killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, according to the university’s Vice President Tim Bessler.