Dallas Sen. Royce West says Senate committee will probe school safety, mental health issues

Sen. West says the shooters seem to have two things in common: the weapons they used and their personality profiles. “We've got to look at our mental health system again... And we've got to look at the issue concerning weapons in the state of Texas."

Uvalde schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo had no radio during shooting: senator

Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arrendondo was without a radio while he was in charge of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting response, a state senator said.

Incarcerated father loses bid to attend Uvalde victim's funeral despite help from Kardashian, others

The father of a Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victim is currently in federal prison for a drug trafficking offense and had asked for a temporary release to attend the 10-year-old’s funeral.

House panel advances gun legislation in wake of US mass shootings

The House Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21.

Uvalde school police chief didn’t know of 911 calls from students inside school: Texas senator

The Uvalde school police chief didn’t know of the panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside school, says Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who called it a "system failure."

Calls grow for committees, reviews & new laws in wake of Texas school shooting

Governor Greg Abbott called for state lawmakers to form committees to discuss making schools safer and to require safety checks at all schools. But the governor did not call a special session and didn't say he would call a special session.

Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating with DPS investigation

The school district police chief who served as on-site commander during last week's deadly shooting in Uvalde said Wednesday that he's talking daily with investigators, contradicting claims from state law enforcement that he's stopped cooperating.

Uvalde, Texas school shooting: Slain teacher, deceased husband both laid to rest

At Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Wednesday, twin black hearses carrying the coffins of the Garcias arrived in a procession led by police and civilian motorcycle riders.

Texas school shooting: Gov. Abbott calls for special legislative committees

According to the letter, the committees should be charged with examining and developing legislative recommendations on school safety, mental health, social media, police training, firearm safety, and more.

Gov. Abbott calls for special legislative committees on school and gun safety

Gov. Greg Abbott wants lawmakers to meet in committees to work on a plan to better protect students in schools following last week's mass shooting in Uvalde.

'Very angry': Uvalde locals grapple with school chief's role

The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school -- even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside -- has been placed with the school district's homegrown police chief.

Uvalde teacher closed propped-open door before attack, Texas police say

The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock, state police said Tuesday.

Wisconsin school stabbing trial delayed over mood from Texas shootings

The trial of Grant Fuhrman, accused of stabbing a Wisconsin school resource officer before being shot during a struggle, has been postponed.