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The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Uvalde’s acting police chief on day of school massacre placed on leave

Move announced as Texas House committee rleased report into mass shooting

The Independent UK

Uvalde shooter had never fired a gun before school massacre, damning report from Texas lawmakers finds

Gunman’s uncle drove him twice to gun store to pick up firearms

The Independent UK

Report on Uvalde school shooting finds ‘systemic failures’ by law enforcement

Nearly 400 officers from myriad agencies went to the school, but were stymied by a lack of coordination, report details

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Report on Uvalde school shooting describes 'egregiously poor decision-making'

Nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, but “egregiously poor decision-making” resulted in more than an hour of chaos before the gunman who took 21 lives was finally confronted and killed, according to a damning investigative report released Sunday.

France 24

Police responding to Uvalde school massacre 'failed to prioritise saving innocent lives', report finds

A report into the Ulvalde school shooting that left 21 dead condemns the inaction of heavily armed officers, with the grandfather of one victim saying: "They've got no business wearing a badge."

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Report details ‘systemic failures,’ ‘egregious’ decisions in Uvalde shooting response

DALLAS — For families in Uvalde, Sunday brought with it the weight of the most exhaustive account of their loved one’s final moments yet. In a long-awaited, 77-page report, a Texas House committee told them there is not one person to blame, but instead a long series of “systemic failures…

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Nearly 400 officers were in Uvalde before the gunman was killed, a new report finds

The scathing new report by lawmakers in Texas says "systemic failures" created a chaotic scene that lasted more than an hour before the gunman at Robb Elementary School was finally confronted.

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Texas House report slams ‘lackadaisical approach’ to Uvalde shooting where 400 officers stalled for 77 minutes

Nearly 400 officers were on the scene of the mass shooting and failed to stop the gunman for 77 minutes

The Independent UK

A year before Uvalde shooting, gunman had threatened women, carried around a dead cat and been nicknamed “school shooter”

Identified as at-risk, he never received special education services and ultimately flunked out, according to a Texas House committee report.

The Texas Tribune

“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details

In total, 376 law enforcement officers descended upon the school, according to the most extensive account of the shooting to date. It says that better-equipped departments should have stepped up to fill a leadership void after the Uvalde schools police chief failed to take charge.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde families to receive new report on police failures

Families in Uvalde are awaiting a new report expected to outline police failures in the May school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead

The Independent UK

Historic heat and wildfire crisis grips Europe as U.S. temperatures climb

The forecast for the U.K. is unprecedented, while punishing heat is in store for Plains and West.

Axios

North Texas migrant sees awful irony — his success is why others die to reach US

DALLAS — Carlos Joaquin Salinas is finally becoming the person he dreamt he’d be. Someone respected. Someone his mother is proud of.

Tribune News Service

Inside how Texas trains teachers to carry guns

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Pacing along bookcases that came up to his chest, a man, dressed in a black hoodie and carrying a long gun, charged into Walsh Middle School’s library.

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Rural hospital rescue program is met with skepticism from administrators

In West Texas, the tiny hospital in Crosbyton has only two beds, and they’re not always occupied.

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Beto O’Rourke calls for united Texas front to oust Greg Abbott as governor

DALLAS — Buoyed by stout fundraising and a large grass-roots team, Beto O’Rourke on Friday sought to energize Democrats for his marquee race to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Tribune News Service

Texas Democrats focus on abortion, grid as GOP vulnerabilities

Texas Democrats, underdogs for decades, probed for possible Republican weakness this election year at a biennial convention that focused on restoring access to abortion, protecting transgender rights and fortifying the electric grid.

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Lucky number 13: Mariners’ win streak reaches baker’s dozen with extra-inning win over Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas — For two days, J.P. Crawford sat and stewed, staring at his swollen index finger and cursing the baseball gods for letting such annoyance keep him from playing.

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Mac Engel: Again, the Rangers have a top pick in the MLB draft; will they take the top risk?

FORT WORTH, Texas — Another way to know the Texas Rangers have been bad: For the third time in the last four years they have one of the top eight picks in the MLB amateur draft.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Democrats to Biden: Protect out-of-state providers who prescribe abortion-inducing medication

The request for a public health emergency declaration was part of a set of recommendations to allow abortion access to Texans who might not be able to travel out of state.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa fends off two challengers, wins another term

Hinojosa, who became party chair in 2012, was among those who were the target of Democratic frustration over the party’s lack of gains in Texas in the 2020 election.

The Independent UK

Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care

The Supreme Court's decision to let states outlaw most abortions is having profound repercussions in reproductive medicine as well as in other areas of medical care

The Guardian - US

Energy use from US cryptomining firms is contributing to rising utility bills

An investigation revealed that companies use enough energy to power Houston, and contribute to growing carbon emissions

Tribune News Service

Kevin Sherrington: Oklahoma, Texas to SEC a matter of when — Sarkisian, Venables going with isn’t so certain

ARLINGTON, Texas — The good news for Brent Venables is that if his first head coaching gig doesn’t work out, he can always find work as a tour guide or the next Billy Mays. The man can talk. Berry Tramel, the estimable Oklahoma sportswriter, timed the preamble of Venables’ introductory…

The Texas Tribune

At Texas Democratic Party convention, recognition of high stakes and a tough road ahead

Attendees in Dallas seemed energized by the state’s abortion ban, lax gun laws and power grid failures. But they also knew they face major headwinds.

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