Texas supposedly was better prepared to stop something like Uvalde. A raft of laws created in the wake of the May 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting asked schools to be more proactive in identifying potential threats and in providing mental health resources. State leaders gave districts more money for security and demanded better planning and training if someone did arrive …

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a Border Patrol team. “Go in there! Go in …

At least 21 people were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday morning, 19 of them children. Here’s wat we know: Students, teachers killed Nineteen children and two adults were killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio. Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN that …

While almost nobody was looking, historic Dallas restaurant the Old Mill Inn closed in Fair Park and has been managed by new operators since early 2022. The 86-year-old restaurant is now in the hands of OVG Hospitality, which is the food and beverage arm of Oak View Group. Oak View has co-managed the city-owned Fair Park since 2019, and they’ve designated about $1 …

Beautiful weather is in store across North Texas today. Sunshine, low humidity, and highs in the 80s can be expected. The wind won’t be too strong either, making for very nice outdoor weather. A warming trend is in store as we head into the holiday weekend. Highs on Friday will be in the upper 80s, followed by a return of …

AUSTIN — Texas had never elected an openly gay, Black legislator until this year. By November, its voters might be sending as many as three to the state House. Earlier this month, Jolanda Jones became the first openly LGBT Black state lawmaker when she beat out her challenger in the special election to replace retiring Rep. Garnet Coleman in his Houston seat. Sworn in last week, …

North Texas educators want to assure families that the safety and well-being of students is their top priority after a gunman killed 21 people — including at least 19 children — at a Uvalde elementary school Tuesday. The attack at Robb Elementary School, with roughly 600 students, marks the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. “It’s a horrific tragedy,” wrote Richardson …

TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) — A crash involving multiple vehicles and two 18-wheelers on Wednesday has sparked miles of backup along the northbound lanes of the Gulf Freeway in the Texas City area. According to police, the crash happened at about 10 a.m. in the 2900 block of the Gulf Freeway at FM 1765, and has shut down all mainlanes …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The small Texas town of Uvalde has more federally licensed firearm dealers than New York City. Uvalde also has more places where people can legally purchase guns than it does mental health providers. It was at one of those dealers, Oasis Outback, that the suspect in Tuesday’s shooting purchased two AR-15-style rifles and killed 19 children …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — State Rep. Jarvis Johnson is requesting Gov. Greg Abbott to call for a special session on gun reform, including raising the age limit for purchasing long guns to 21. Since September 2021, when permitless carry, also known as constitutional carry law, went into effect, Texans who legally own a gun can carry without a license. The …