Gun violence
The Texas GOP spent the past two decades building a firearm-obsessed state. No one is ...
After a string of deadly back-to-back mass shootings in recent years, Texas Republicans continued their argument —give guns to more ...Police chief lambasted John Cornyn on Violence Against Women Act
At a news conference on Monday, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo made national headlines for calling out Sen. John Cornyn ...Cornyn’s troubles around the Violence Against Women Act continue
More than seven months after House Democrats passed a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, Senate Republicans have ...Role reversal: Cornyn’s extreme right position on guns makes Lt. Gov. Patrick look reasonable
Things are topsy turvy in Texas. A right-wing conservative now backs a specific background check on gun purchases while a ...‘You are destroying our party’: Patrick intensifies GOP civil war
It’s not something you see often, or ever: Lt. Gov Dan Patrick, long time darling of the National Rifle Association, ...Call us skeptical of Dan Patrick v. N.R.A.
Hardcore N.R.A. member Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick supporting a type of gun background check doesn’t pass the smell test. Politics ...Rep. Gutierrez calls Abbott’s executive orders on guns “nothing”
More than 60 Texas House Democrats have urged Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session of the legislature to ...Reps. Crenshaw and Ocasio-Cortez duke it out on Twitter
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that among his reasons to oppose universal background checks is has ...Democrats embark on full-court pressure campaign to address gun violence
On Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers across Texas renewed calls for Gov. Greg Abbott to call an emergency special session to address ...Congressional Democrats go after Republicans on gun safety legislation
Ahead of Congress returning to Washington next week, Democrats are pressuring their GOP colleagues to snap out of their longtime ...The NRA is royally pissed at Walmart
Walmart announced on Tuesday that it will cease all sales of handgun and certain short-barrel rifle ammunition. The company is ...After Odessa shooting, GOP lawmaker screams “NO” to gun safety measures
Following another deadly mass shooting in Texas over the weekend, this time in Odessa, state Rep. Matt Schaefer of Tyler ...
