Couple injured in El Paso mass shooting sues Walmart

A Texas couple who were injured in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso last month has filed a lawsuit against the corporation alleging it did not have adequate security in place to prevent the attack that killed 22 people.

Midland-Odessa shooter got gun at private sale; denied in 2014 check

ODESSA, Texas (AP) - The gunman in a West Texas rampage that left seven dead obtained his AR-style rifle through a private sale, allowing him to evade a federal background check that blocked him from getting a gun in 2014 due to a "mental health issue," a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

Victims shot, killed in Odessa shooting identified

The owner of a trucking company who was killed in West Texas had moved from Las Vegas after a 2017 mass shooting at a music festival because he thought it would be safer, a sister said.

2 mothers of Santa Fe victims on lockdown during Odessa shooting

Two mothers who lost their sons in the Santa Fe mass shooting were also in Odessa when the mass shooting happened there Saturday.

West Texas gunman was fired from job, called FBI before shooting

ODESSA, Texas (AP) - Police say they are not sure why a man with a misdemeanor on his record and no warrant for his arrest erupted in a spate of violence after a routine traffic stop in West Texas, killing seven, including a man slain outside his parents' home and a teenager fatally shot as she left a car dealership with her family. Authorities said Seth Aaron Ator, 36, also injured 22...

Relaxed gun laws take effect in Texas hours after Odessa shooting

Almost a dozen new firearm laws went into effect in Texas on Sunday, just hours after a shooting that killed seven people and injured more than 20 in Odessa.

Mail carrier whose truck hijacked among dead in Texas attack

Mail carrier Mary Granados was alone in her U.S. Postal Service truck when she was shot and killed by a gunman who hijacked the white vehicle amid his frenzy of violence.

17-month-old girl among 22 injured in Midland, Odessa shooting

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says a 17-month-old girl who sustained injuries to her face and chest in a shooting rampage that left seven dead is recovering but faces surgery.

Gov. Abbott holds first meeting with Domestic Terrorism Task Force

Sutherland Springs, Santa Fe, even right here in Austin… all locations where tragedies and mass shootings have happened in the state.

El Paso shooting suspect says AK-style gun came from Romania

The suspected gunman in the deadly mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart earlier this month told police that the AK-style rifle he used in the attack came from Romania, according to an investigative report.

Sutherland Springs pastor announces run for Texas Senate

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas pastor whose teenage daughter was among more than two dozen people killed in a mass shooting at his church in 2017 said Sunday that he will run as a Republican next year for a seat in the state Legislature.

Walmart to revamp, reopen El Paso store after mass shooting

Walmart plans to reopen the El Paso store where 22 people were killed in a mass shooting earlier this month, the retail giant said Thursday, but the entire interior of the building will first be rebuilt.

Husband of El Paso victim given new SUV when his is vandalized the day he buries wife

A man whose partner was shot and killed during the El Paso Walmart massacre was given a new vehicle on Monday after his was vandalized the day he buried the love of his life.

Abbott announces Texas Safety Commission

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the formation of the Texas Safety Commission to develop an immediate action plan for the state.