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Lauren Boebert blames her AirPods after she threw away photo of 10-year-old Uvalde victim

Gun control activists leaped on video of the incident

The Independent UK

Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila launch grant initiative to help prioritise children’s safety in schools

‘The Greenlights Grant Initiative is a meaningful step toward providing school districts across the country the grant writing support and the resources they need,’ couple said in a statement

The Independent UK

Lauren Boebert filmed throwing away pamphlet honouring child killed at Uvalde shooting

Pamphlet called for gun reform and shared the story of victim Maite Rodriguez

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New school safety laws seek to add armed guards, chaplains and mental health training. Here’s what you need to know.

Experts say many of the changes will bolster school safety but some requirements may be challenging for public schools to implement by the upcoming school year with limited funding and staffing constraints.

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State Rep. Tracy King, a moderate Democrat in a Republican-leaning district, announces retirement

King was first elected to the House in 1994.

The Texas Tribune

After Legal Threats, Uvalde School District Lifts Ban on Parent Who Criticized Police Hire

Adam Martinez was banned from school property after he criticized the district's decision to hire an officer deemed "ineligible for rehire" by the local sheriff's office.

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Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez enters Democratic primary targeting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024

Known for pushing gun restrictions after the Uvalde school shooting in his district, Gutierrez will vie for the opportunity to take on Republican Cruz in the general election. U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, is already running in the primary.

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Judge orders release of records on Uvalde shooting response

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Judge orders release of records on Uvalde shooting response

The Texas Department of Public Safety has been ordered to release records on the Uvalde school shooting by a state district judge. The records could provide further insight into law enforcement’s response to the massacre.

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Texas DPS ordered to release documents on botched Uvalde shooting response

Massacre at Robb Elementary School left 19 children and two teachers dead

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Judge says DPS must release documents related to Uvalde shooting response

The state police agency had been withholding nearly all of its records on law enforcement’s botched response to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. DPS will have an opportunity to redact the files before they are released.

The Texas Tribune

Biden will mark the anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre

President Joe Biden will speak at a summit in Connecticut to mark the first anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre

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The Awful 88th

Losers during the 88th session of the legislature included taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity.

Texas Observer

No teacher raises. A failed school voucher push. Armed guards. Here’s what changed for public education this legislative session.

Lawmakers sacrificed school funding to block school vouchers, but the issue could be debated again in a special session. Districts will get new funds for school safety, though Uvalde families were ultimately left disappointed with inaction on gun restrictions.

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Houston Texans wear orange to remember Uvalde, support National Gun Violence Awareness Day

“We decided to wear orange shirts ahead of “Wear Orange Day” in a couple of days in support of, first and foremost, the one-year anniversary of the Uvalde school shooting,” said coach Ryans

Reason

Spurred by Uvalde, Texas Legislature Passes Bill To Finally Close 'Dead Suspect Loophole'

Texas' public record law let police hide records of suspects who died in custody from grieving families, reporters, and lawyers.

The Texas Tribune

Lawmakers approve school safety bill that would require an armed person at every Texas campus

The bill comes in response to the Uvalde school shooting last year that left 19 children and two adults dead.

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Connecticut House approves major gun control bill as Republicans blast attack on ‘citizens’ rights’

HARTFORD, Conn. — One day after the one-year anniversary of the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Connecticut legislators passed the state’s most comprehensive gun-control package since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings more than a decade ago.

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Texas Observer

‘May Their Memory Be a Blessing’: Hundreds Gather for Uvalde Anniversary Vigil

A year later, law enforcement has faced nothing approaching systemic accountability for failures at Robb Elementary.

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‘We want justice’: Anger in Uvalde a year after school shooting

Victims’ family members upset over lack of law enforcement accountability and progress on gun laws.In

The Independent UK

Texas slammed over Winnie the Pooh story to teach children about mass shootings on anniversary of Uvalde massacre

The book was written by a former Texas police chief

The Texas Tribune

“Somber day” in Uvalde as community commemorates one year since Robb Elementary shooting

Numerous vigils and memorials in Uvalde marked one year since the massacre at Robb Elementary School. In what became the deadliest school shooting in Texas, a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers and injured 17 others.

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Biden makes fresh call for assault weapon ban as he marks Uvalde anniversary in emotional speech

Gunman murdered 19 students and two fourth-grade teachers as armed police waited outside classrooms

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Watch as Joe and Jill Biden mark one year anniversary of Uvalde shooting

Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, marked one year since the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary.

The Independent UK

On 1st anniversary of Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, Biden will push for more gun control

As families and loved ones mourn the unimaginable loss of 19 children and two teachers shot dead last year in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden will speak Wednesday about the epidemic of gun violence that has become the No. 1 killer of kids in America

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