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Texas has tightened security at schools considerably over the past four years. But the new protective measures came up short earlier this week in Uvalde.

‘We stopped teaching values in so many of our schools. Now we’re teaching ‘wokeness’,’ Republican senator says

NPR would like to hear from teachers around the country about how they are feeling in the aftermath of the latest school shooting. We may contact you for an upcoming story.

Whatever excuse NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre comes up with now, it can't erase the shocking charade we saw in Uvalde

Former US President Donald Trump danced to Sam and Dave's 1966 song Hold On, I'm Comin' after reading out the names of the 21 people killed by Salvador Ramos at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas

The mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has again raised the question "What should we do about gun violence?" NPR asked gun owners from across the U.S. about their stance.

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says he's optimistic that something can be done to address mass shootings like the one at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children.

The police official blamed for not sending officers in more quickly to stop the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting is the chief of the school system's small police force, a unit dedicated ordinarily to building relationships with students and responding to the occasional fight.

Schoolchildren, teachers and family members offer graphic details of day gunman killed 19 children and two adults

The president has long fought for restrictions but deep divisions have often left him hamstrung

The tragedy in Texas reminds that while media presence can be a sign of support, it can also quickly become intrusive