Texas has seen more mass shootings in the last two years than proven incidents of voter fraud, but legislators are more focused on election law than on gun violence.
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Texas Legislature 2021
After El Paso massacre, Gov. Greg Abbott signaled openness to gun control. Now, some worry he’s moved on.
The absence of any mention of the mass shootings rankled gun control advocates and state lawmakers from El Paso, who see this legislative session as their best chance to advance the very measures Abbott expressed support for in 2019.
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U.S. Army sergeant who shot Austin protester Garrett Foster posted tweets about retaliating against demonstrators
Daniel Perry has come forward as the shooter of Garrett Foster, a 28-year-old armed demonstrator who was killed while protesting police brutality in Austin last Saturday.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Support for background checks on all gun sales remains high, UT/TT Poll finds
Texans are divided about whether more people carrying guns would make the U.S. safer, but a large majority favors expanding mental health and criminal background checks on gun sales, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Politics
Attorney general tells Galveston City Council it can’t stop gun shops from locating near schools and churches
A letter from the attorney general’s office threatened to sue the city of Galveston if the regulations on gun stores weren’t repealed.
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Politics
Meet the Texas-based church security business training worshippers to fight back in mass shootings
Texas has seen two mass shootings in churches in three years, which has some churchgoers exploring training programs to take down an attacker.
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Criminal Justice
Trump administration sets into motion return of online 3D gun blueprints
An Austin man posted blueprints for the world’s first fully 3D-printed gun online in 2013. They’ve been blocked from the internet twice.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Voters are worried about leadership, border issues, health care and guns, UT/TT Poll finds
National leadership and border issues top the list of voter concerns about the country; at home, it’s the border and gun control, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Texas shootings haven’t upended voters’ views on guns, UT/TT poll finds
A slim majority of Texans favor stricter gun laws, but voters have their limits, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll
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Briscoe Cain says his “My AR is ready for you” tweet benefited him, Beto O’Rourke
“It was good for both of us,” Cain said. “I trended [on Twitter]. I increased my name ID. It is what I believe. I don’t regret it at all.”
