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The powerful National Rifle Association’s annual convention is scheduled to be held across three days in Houston, Texas.

Abbott is also scheduled to address an NRA event on Friday

“You said this was not predictable, this was totally predictable, and you choose not to do anything"

UVALDE, Texas — A gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school in one of the deadliest school massacres in U.S. history posted his intentions before barricading himself inside a fourth-grade classroom, where all the fatalities and injuries occurred, state and federal officials said Wednesday.

AUSTIN, Texas — An emotional Gov. Greg Abbott was interrupted by an equally emotional Beto O’Rourke as the Republican governor and other state officials sought Wednesday to discuss a school shooting in Uvalde a day earlier.

Salvador Ramos, 18, used a semi-automatic rifle to shoot pupils at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde

Gunman barricaded himself in classroom at Uvalde primary school and shot ‘anyone in his way’, Texas official says.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate confronts Republican Greg Abbott during press conference, saying: ‘You are doing nothing’

Beto O’Rourke interrupted a press conference Wednesday about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, calling the shooting “totally predictable when you choose not to do anything.”

O'Rourke is challenging Abbott for the governorship and has been highly critical of the incumbent's support of gun rights.

Mr O’Rourke told Mr Abbott that the shooting was ‘on him’ and ‘totally predictable’