Uvalde Shooting

The families are pushing for a series of bills that range from ending qualified immunity to changing age limits to purchase a semi-automatic rifle. The group also wants to be able to sue the state over the botched police response.

The Republican governor will serve his term with an expanded Republican majority in the Texas House and Senate, making it unlikely that his priorities will face significant roadblocks.

Historically, in sessions after a mass shooting in Texas, bills seeking to restrict guns have gone nowhere.

A report on a safety audit recently conducted at Uvalde schools, and a new analysis revealing stunning delays in the medical response after the shooting at Robb Elementary delivered a one-two punch of bad news for the community just before the winter holidays.

Residents demanded that Lt. Mariano Pargas step down after audio from the day of the shooting showed that he knew students were trapped but failed to act.

While many Uvalde families backed Democratic candidates, the city and county have long been a Republican stronghold. Now, some of the school shooting victims’ families say they’ll continue fighting for changes to the state’s gun laws.

Families of the victims pleaded with voters to consider candidates who supported gun control. But the area has long supported Republicans.

Since the shooting at Robb Elementary School, a growing number of loved ones have registered to vote, and their sense of urgency is increasing.

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat, said the legislation is partly meant to be punitive and that no amount of money would console the victims’ families.

A series of miscommunications from nearly 400 members of law enforcement led to long wait times for those stuck inside Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers died.