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Lawmakers will give districts $15,000 per campus and $10 per student — an amount district leaders said falls far short of the cost to pay for the salary and equipment needed to outfit an officer.
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Since the permitless carry law passed in 2021, Texans have not needed a license to carry a gun. But gun instructors and some gun owners still see the benefits in taking the classes necessary to obtain a license.
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Experts expect a decision could have wide effects on the nation’s domestic violence and gun laws. “The impact would be immediate,” a DA official said.
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Legislators passed a bill that requires courts to report certain involuntary mental health hospitalizations to the federal gun background check system. Many other measures that could restrict firearm access got little traction.
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The legislation would raise the minimum age for purchasing certain firearms but likely wouldn’t have been a hindrance to the Allen gunman obtaining a weapon. The bill still faces an uphill climb in the Legislature.
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Lawmakers use last-minute pitches to rectify older legislation, but also do a bit of political grandstanding.
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In a letter sent Wednesday, Attorney General Ken Paxton's office said Citigroup's restrictions against gun retailers violates Texas law, and that the state won't OK bonds with Citigroup underwriting.
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Though researchers say such restrictions save lives, the district court says they violate the Second Amendment.
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A judge appointed by former President Donald Trump based his decision on a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down New York’s concealed carry law.
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The gunman in Uvalde bought two AR-15-style rifles days after he turned 18, the legal purchasing age in Texas, and used the weapons to kill 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary.