The widely-condemned response by law enforcement officials at the scene of the shooting is now the subject of a federal investigation.
Legislation that prohibits straw purchasing of firearms is posed to become law if both chambers concur on the final draft.
Sen. Ted Cruz said the perpetrator of the mass shooting should be executed. The suspect has reportedly been deported multiple times.
A proposal in the Texas Senate would beef up the state’s border security laws with a new type of criminal trespass.
The perpetrator could receive consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to 90 counts of firearms violations and federal hate crimes.
Sen. Roland Gutierrez also proposed moving the Confederate Soldiers Monument at the Capitol to the Austin State Cemetery.
This week — a longstanding legislative feud from 2021 bubbles up, the Jefferson County GOP chair defends the Republican speaker, and the 2024 U.S. Senate race awaits a Democratic challenger.
Gutierrez has called for a law banning “mass assault weapons” and filed a bill to compensate victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting.
Gutierrez condemned the response by law enforcement during the shooting, which has also been criticized by the director of the state police.
Elected officials have also criticized Christina Mitchell Busbee for her handling of benefits for those impacted by the May 24 massacre.
Uvalde County voters rejected Democratic candidates for all statewide and legislative offices on election day.
After a delay of more than an hour, federal agents killed the gunman who murdered 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.
