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Texas Department of Agriculture Opens Helpline for Uvalde Residents
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Department of Agriculture announced Friday that they’re opening the AgriStress Helpline for anyone in Uvalde seeking assistance with the mental and emotional effects of the Robb Elementary tragedy
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H-E-B Commits $10 Million to New School Construction in Uvalde After Massacre
Grocery chain H-E-B is donating $10 million to Uvalde CISD to help build a new elementary school, the company announced on Twitter Tuesday
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North Texas Family Shares Their Medical Miracle: The Connection
A North Texas family introduces us to their medical miracle: a pair of twins conceived one week apart. And, the big donation from grocery giant HEB to the community of Uvalde.
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Texas Lawmakers Zero-In on Truancy Reforms at Uvalde Hearings
Signs of brewing trouble stain the academic history of the young man who would go on to kill 19 children and two teachers in Texas’ deadliest school shooting. The Dallas Morning News reporter Talia Richman discusses the renewed focus on absenteeism and Texas’ truancy laws.
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Donations Needed for Dallas Teen's Mission to Help Grieving Uvalde Children
Thirteen-year-old Sia Sankaran of Dallas is raising money and collecting book donations to create 800 “grief kits” for Uvalde children who were affected by the mass shooting that took the lives of 19 students and two teachers last month.
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Last Uvalde School Shooting Victim Laid to Rest; Remembered as ‘Loving' Boy
The last victim of the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was laid to rest Saturday. 10-year-old Uziyah Garcia was remembered for his contagious laugh, love of silly jokes, and sweet and outgoing nature.
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Graduating Uvalde High School Class Remembers Slain Children
Almost 300 high school seniors received their diplomas Friday in Uvalde in the shadow of the massacre of 19 elementary school students and two teachers one month earlier.
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House Passes Compromise Gun Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate’s Gun Safety Bill on Friday. The bill will next head to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
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Uvalde High School Seniors Graduate Friday
Uvalde High School seniors graduate Friday, July 24 in a ceremony closed to the public but streamed online. Graduation set for days after the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School was postponed. Friday’s ceremony is optional for students and staff.
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Victims of Texas Mass Shootings Testify Before House Committee on School Safety
Victims of Texas mass shootings testified Thursday in Austin before state joint hearing of the Homeland Security & Public Safety & Youth Health and Safety Select Committee.
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Uvalde Teen Testifies Before State Lawmakers, Pleads for Gun Safety After Sister Killed in Massacre
Jazmin Cazares, a high school senior in Uvalde, spoke before the state joint hearing of the Homeland Security & Public Safety & Youth Health and Safety Select Committee Thursday asking lawmakers to honor the victims of last month’s massacre by adopting gun background checks and “red flag laws.”
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‘I'm Here Begging For You Guys To Do Something,' Uvalde Victim's Sister Pleads for Gun Safety
The sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde school shooting rampage tearfully pleaded on Thursday with Texas lawmakers to pass gun safety legislation and questioned why so many security measures failed.
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Texas Senate Hearing on Uvalde Turns to Mental Health, Preventing Future Tragedy
Calls for transparency in the investigation of the Uvalde school massacre continue along with talks about how the state moves forward with keeping schools safe. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports.
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Texas State Senator Sues DPS Over Uvalde Shooting Records
The state senator representing Uvalde filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety Wednesday saying they have not complied with open records requests related to the massacre at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 children and two teachers.
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Texas Senate Resumes Hearing on the Uvalde Massacre
The head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure,” telling lawmakers that there were enough officers and firepower on the scene to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building.
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Unlocked Doors Were ‘First Line of Defense' at Uvalde School
The Uvalde massacre began after the 18-year-old gunman entered the school through a door that could only be locked from the outside and then got inside a classroom that had a busted lock, experts testified Tuesday.
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New Revelations About Police Response in Uvalde School Shooting
New revelations about the police response in Uvalde as state lawmakers try to unravel what appears to be a changing story. Tuesday, the Director of the Department of Public Safety answered questions for several hours. Political reporter Julie Fine has the story.
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Texas DPS: Uvalde Police Could've Ended School Shooting Rampage Early on
The Texas public safety chief testified Tuesday, condemning the police response as an “abject failure.”
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Uvalde Parents Call for Accountability at School Board Meeting
Nearly four weeks since the shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, parents are calling for the firing of the school district’s police chief.
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Law Officers Testifying in Monday's Uvalde Shooting Hearing
The state legislative committee investigating the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde heard testimony from law enforcement officers Monday.