Guns In Schools

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax.

Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman was on the committee behind a 77-page report released Sunday. The investigation revealed nearly 400 law enforcement officers arrived at the scene of the shooting, but, for many of them it was unclear who was in charge.

The Texas Department of Public Safety, Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock, Gov. Greg Abbott and others have asked Uvalde District Attorney Christina Busbee to make the 77-minute-long video public. Busbee says no.

Protests have taken place across Texas since last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights. But is the anger over Roe v. Wade potent enough to last until November? And will the issue benefit Texas Republicans or Democrats more at the polls?

The bipartisan coalition of city leaders said at least two of the state’s recent tragedies – in Uvalde and El Paso – could have been prevented if some of the changes they’re advocating for were already in place.

Texas Department of Public Safety officials were heavily criticized by Uvalde parents and residents for walking back some initial information provided to the public — including key details about the police response.

Ninety percent of survey respondents said they were worried about a shooting happening at their school. Forty-two percent said that the most recent event in Uvalde made them question if they would return to school in the fall.

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, who represents Uvalde, told The Texas Newsroom he thinks the decision to allow witnesses to testify in private was “just another lack of transparency.”

Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan said it’s “an outrage” that there’s still not a clear picture of exactly what happened at Robb Elementary School, where 21 people were killed.

The community continues to mourn the 21 people killed during last week’s elementary school shooting. Some are turning their attention to Texas’ gun laws.