“My daughter will never get to celebrate Halloween again, nor will she ever get the chance to vote,” Gloria Cazares tweeted, mother of 10-year-old Jackie Cazares, who was killed with 18 of her classmates and two teachers in the Robb Elementary School mass shooting on...
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back to archiveUvalde families protest to demand action from the district
For over 48 hours, families of victims of the Uvalde massacre protested outside the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District headquarters to call for an investigation into the campus police response at Robb Elementary on May 24. Since the killings, which left...
The Toughest First Day Of School
In Uvalde, Texas, kids are returning to the classroom after their summer break. But this is anything but an ordinary first day of school. Today is the first day of school after the tragic shooting on May 24 at Robb Elementary School, where nineteen students and two...
Uvalde School Board Votes To Push Abbott To Call a Special Session on Guns
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District trustees unanimously voted to send a request to Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session on gun violence. The school board wants the governor and legislatures to pass a bill to change the legal age to buy...
Texas Senate Hearings on Uvalde End With Little Talk of Guns
The Texas Senate committee formed after the Uvalde mass shooting held its first public hearings this week. For anyone hoping something substantial will be done before the start of the school year in August, none of it instilled confidence. Tuesday’s 12-hour hearing...
Let us Make Laws Gov. Abbott, Says Texas Senator Representing Uvalde
The Texas Senate Democratic Caucus held a press conference on Monday where they continued calls to address gun violence with a special legislative session that would see lawmakers return to Austin insead of waiting until 2023. “Texas has suffered mass shootings over...
In an Open Letter, Conservative Donors Endorse Basic Gun Safety Legislation
Following the tragedy in Uvalde, where an 18-year-old gunman shot and killed 19 children and two teachers with an AR-15, there have been calls to reexamine America’s gun laws and pass strong gun control legislation, a continuation of a tense nationwide debate on gun...
‘Enough Is Enough’ March for Our Lives Rallies on Gun Reform in Houston
Around 600 Houstonians protested in front of City Hall and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's Southeast Texas office on Sunday, June 11, to raise awareness on gun safety legislation and violence in light of the recent stream of mass shootings across the country. The March For Our...
Cuellar Sides With GOP, Votes Against Gun Reform
On Wednesday, conservative Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar, who represents Texas's 28th congressional district, voted against raising the minimum age to access semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 in the House of Representatives' latest legislation on gun safety. In...