Where AR-15-style rifles fit in America's tragic history of mass shootings
The weapon used to carry out the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is one all too familiar to Americans and lawmakers who have witnessed mass shootings occur over the past decade.
View ArticleComfort dogs have been deployed to Uvalde, Texas, from near and far
At least five organizations in and beyond the state have sent dogs to Uvalde, where they are visiting hospitals, churches and schools. Many have responded to other mass shootings across the country.
View Article21 crosses stand in front of Uvalde's Robb Elementary to honor those who were...
"The children!" cries Linda Martinez, a retired pastor who came to the scene with a bouquet of flowers. "So young. I just can't believe it's real. We just have to help each other."
View ArticleStudents at a Michigan school where a mass shooting occurred show support for...
Hundreds of students at Oxford High School, the Michigan school where four were killed in November, walked out and formed a 'U' on the football field to show support for Uvalde students and families.
View ArticleNew public-funded program looks to cast shade at Hemisfair
Hemisfair is planning the planting of hundreds of large trees there, with the public's help.
View ArticleScrutiny grows over law enforcement’s response to Uvalde shooting
An official with the Texas Department of Public Safety said he’d “circle back” with reporters over questions about response time and whether the shooter barricaded himself in a classroom during the...
View ArticleBiden set to travel to Uvalde Sunday to 'grieve with community'
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to South Texas after a shooter killed 19 children and two schoolteachers on Tuesday. The tragedy is the country’s second-deadliest school...
View Article'As soon as I heard that I went crazy': Parent remembers waiting outside...
Parents and other guardians waited desperately trying to get more information on what was happening and where their children were.
View ArticleWatch: Law enforcement officials give an update on the Uvalde shooting...
DPS Director Steven McCraw will be giving the briefing near the school. State law enforcement officials have been widely criticized for previous news briefings, as questions remain as to why police did...
View ArticleCaught in a storm of criticism and internal strife, the NRA meets in Houston
This isn't the first time the NRA has held its convention days after a nearby mass shooting. Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.
View ArticleNOAA predicts 'above normal' 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
Expert says August, September typically peak for hurricanes in Houston region and advises residents to create evacuation plan.
View ArticleFour arrested in attack plot at Hidalgo County school district
Just days after a shooter in Uvalde killed 19 students and 2 teachers at an elementary school, four males were arrested on Wednesday for credible threats to Donna Independent School District.
View ArticleSan Antonio group asks public for donations for Uvalde families before...
The team will also take donations to hospitals, law enforcement, health care workers, and funeral homes that are providing free services.
View ArticleTexas Matters: Uvalde 'could have been worse' but it should have been better
How the school shooting in Uvalde is prompting another set of questions about access to AR-15's and other guns.
View ArticleDPS Director: It was 'the wrong decision' not to engage Uvalde shooter sooner
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said a commander on the scene at the elementary school in Uvalde chose not to engage the shooter because it was believed children were no longer...
View ArticleAs a gunman killed students across the hall, a child pleaded for her mother...
A Robb Elementary School fourth grade girl lost two of her best friends in the shooting. She was in the classroom across the hallway and frantically called her parents for help. Now, she says she's...
View ArticleBiden visits Uvalde as DOJ announces review of how police responded to the...
As President Biden visited Uvalde on Sunday, federal officials said they would investigate how law enforcement responded to the massacre that left 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers dead.
View ArticleAfter Uvalde, mass shootings continue over the weekend across the U.S.
At least eight people were killed and another 45 wounded in mass shootings across the United States since Wednesday.
View ArticleIn Uvalde, tragedy and food bring a community together
Two women in Uvalde are spearheading an effort to soothe their community with food. Because Uvalde's resident's lives are so intertwined, everyone knows someone affected by the massacre.
View ArticleA former pastor grieves the loss of his great-granddaughter in Uvalde
Julián Moreno is the retired pastor of a Baptist church in Uvalde. Members of the congregation gathered to remember his great-granddaugher and another girl who was killed in the shooting.
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