Mental health-related gun safety bill headed to Texas governor's desk
Amarillo Globe-News
Moritz, J.
05/18/2023
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Background checks; Gun sales and purchases; Huffman, Joan; King, Tracy O.; Leach, Jeff; Mentally ill persons; National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Persons with disabilities
Allen massacre has many wondering: Why are gun control laws a non-starter in Texas?
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
05/11/2023
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Age (Law); Allen, Texas; Conservatives (Politics); Cornyn, John; Gun control; Gun violence; Gutierrez, Roland; Harless, E. Sam; Holland, Justin; Mental health services; Shootings
Prioritizing the needs of Uvalde before partisan politics
San Antonio Express News
Gonzales, T.
11/27/2022
3 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Gonzales, Tony; Mental health services; School safety; School shootings; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
‘We aren’t numb; we’re traumatized’: Another mass killing rocks U.S.
Dallas Morning News
Cox, J.
11/25/2022
2 doc(s)
Campus shootings; Gun violence; School shootings; Shootings
‘There’s no going back’: Torn by unthinkable tragedy, Uvalde mother and doctor become activists
Austin American Statesman
Griswold, N.
10/30/2022
1 doc(s)
Citizen political participation; Crime victims; Gun control; Gun violence; Pediatricians; School shootings; Uvalde, Texas
Texas schools receiving $94M to keep students safe
Dallas Morning News
Olivares, V.
09/30/2022
1 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cardona, Miguel; Federal funds; School districts; School safety
Governor, Stop Hiding Behind Rhetoric
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
09/02/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Age (Law); Gun control; Public opinion polls
Touting latest bipartisan win, Sen. Cornyn shrugs off GOP critics: ‘Legislating is not for sissies’
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
08/20/2022
3 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Bipartisanship; Cornyn, John; McCaul, Michael; Semiconductor industry
Students are struggling and lashing out: Schools must respond
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Washington Post
08/17/2022
2 doc(s)
Children's mental health; Coronavirus; Mental health services; Teacher shortages; Truancy
Opinion: 7 ways Harris County could end jail overcrowding and outsourcing
Houston Chronicle
Levin, M.
08/07/2022
3 doc(s)
Alternative dispute resolution; County commissioners; County jails; Court congestion; Harris County Jail; Jail population; Mental health services; Privately-operated prisons
Juveniles with mental health issues slip past law
Austin American Statesman
Collier, K.
07/24/2022
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Background checks; Children's mental health; Cornyn, John; Gun control; Gun violence; Juvenile justice system; Legislative intent; Mentally ill persons; Naishtat, Elliott; Youthful offenders
Classrooms and courts are priority for violence prevention
Austin American Statesman
Terry, G.
07/24/2022
4 doc(s)
Dating violence; Family violence; Gun control; Shootings; Texas Council on Family Violence
New gun law’s critics could pressure states over reporting of juvenile records
Dallas Morning News
Morton, J.
07/21/2022
3 doc(s)
Background checks; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Gun sales and purchases; Juvenile crime; National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Rep. Tony Gonzales is lone Texas Republican to support bill protecting same-sex marriage
San Antonio Express News
Wermund, B.
07/21/2022
5 doc(s)
Gonzales, Tony; Gun control; Same-sex marriage
We Must Go Further on Gun Laws
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
07/19/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Gun control
Moderate Democrats could block assault weapons ban in wake of Uvalde massacre
Dallas Morning News
Morton, J.
07/19/2022
3 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Cuellar, Henry; Gonzalez, Vicente; Gun control; Gun violence
IMMIGRATION: Dreamers still await a resolution
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
07/18/2022
5 doc(s)
Children of immigrants; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; Immigration lawsuits; Immigration policy
Are Schools’ Active-Shooter Drills Worth The Trauma?
Austin American Statesman
Quintana, C.
07/17/2022
7 doc(s)
School safety; Shootings; State comparisons
Uvalde school shooting survivors struggle as they await answers
Dallas Morning News
Hernandez, A.
07/17/2022
2 doc(s)
Crime victims; Disaster relief; Gifts and donations; School violence; Shootings; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Mass shootings are preventable
San Antonio Express News
Stewart, R.
07/17/2022
2 doc(s)
Gun control; Gun violence
Safer Communities Act step forward, but Texas needs more gun violence action
El Paso Times
Powell, A.
07/13/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Citizen political participation; Escobar, Veronica; Gun violence; Mental health services
Anger mounts among Uvalde families, new report expected soon
Austin American Statesman
Weber, P.
07/12/2022
1 doc(s)
Burrows, Dustin; House Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting; Law enforcement; Open records requests and decisions; Shootings; Video cameras and recordings
'Remember their names': Anger, sadness, fear as hundreds rally in Uvalde for gun control
Austin American Statesman
Griswold, N.
07/12/2022
1 doc(s)
Gun control; Law enforcement; O'Rourke, Beto; Open government; Public demonstrations; School shootings; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Uvalde doctor who treated kids shot at Robb Elementary speaks as Biden touts historic gun law
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
07/12/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Children's mental health; Gun control; School shootings
Time for leaders to follow the will of the people, not the gun lobby
Austin American Statesman
Johnson, L.
07/10/2022
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Gun violence; Johnson, Luci Baines
Gun bill shows Cornyn in his element
San Antonio Express News
Wermund, B.
07/10/2022
1 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Gun control
Texans’ approval of Sen. John Cornyn dropped after bipartisan gun deal, poll shows
Dallas Morning News
Wilson, R.
07/09/2022
2 doc(s)
Approval ratings; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Gun control; Public opinion polls
Failure: Abbott abdicates his duties with inaction on gun violence
McAllen Monitor
Editorial
07/09/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gun violence; Public opinion polls; Special session potential topics
John Cornyn’s poll numbers ‘cratered’ after work on bipartisan gun bill
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
07/08/2022
1 doc(s)
Approval ratings; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Gun control; Public opinion polls; Red flag laws
Buying AR-15s vs. buying handguns
Austin American Statesman
Czopek, M.
07/06/2022
5 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Gun control; Gun sales and purchases; State comparisons
Bipartisan gun law addresses boyfriend loophole, but leaves holes at state level
Dallas Morning News
Alvey, R.
07/06/2022
3 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Dating violence; Family violence; Gun control; Texas Council on Family Violence
Keep guns from criminals not law-abiding Texans
Houston Chronicle
Patterson, J.
07/03/2022
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Concealed weapons; Gun control; Luna, Gregory 'Greg'; New York; Patterson, Jerry
A ‘spiritual sickness’ in death penalty, guns and abortion
San Antonio Express News
Garcia-Siller, G.
07/03/2022
2 doc(s)
Abortion; Capital punishment; Constitutional carry; Death row inmates
Cornyn: Gun law didn’t come easy, will save lives
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
07/01/2022
2 doc(s)
Abortion; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Gun control; Kavanaugh, Brett; Roe v. Wade
Sen. John Cornyn stands behind work on gun law despite continued conservative criticism
Dallas Morning News
Morton, J.
06/28/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Gun control; National Rifle Association
Sen. John Cornyn’s win on gun reform is big step forward. But it can’t be the last.
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
06/28/2022
2 doc(s)
Cornyn, John; Gun control
Nation moves in two directions on guns
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
06/28/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Gonzales, Tony; Gun control; Gun safety; Gun violence; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.
Cornyn’s career at pivotal moment
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
06/27/2022
2 doc(s)
Approval ratings; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Cruz, Ted; Gun control; Red flag laws
Biden signs landmark gun bill
Austin American Statesman
Weissert, W.
06/26/2022
1 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Gun control; Supreme Court, U.S.
Fed gun bill reveals divide among Texas lawmakers
Austin American Statesman
Recio, M.
06/26/2022
1 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Carter, John; Cornyn, John; Doggett, Lloyd; Gonzales, Tony; Gun control; Roy, Chip
Biden signs legislation into law
Dallas Morning News
Jacobs, J.
06/26/2022
2 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Gun control; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Biden signs bipartisan bill to address gun violence
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A.P. Wire
06/26/2022
1 doc(s)
Background checks; Biden, Joe; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Family violence; Gun violence; Mental health services; Red flag laws
GOP support for a gun bill offers hope for bigger reforms
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Washington Post
06/26/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Gun control; Republicans
Republicans still supporting Cornyn despite gun bill role
San Antonio Express News
Wermund, B.
06/26/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Gun control; Public opinion polls
Layers of failure build before, during, after Uvalde
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
06/26/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Arredondo, Pete; Gun control; Gutierrez, Roland; Journalism; Law enforcement; McCraw, Steve; Public information; School shootings; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Congress sends landmark gun violence bill to Biden
Austin American Statesman
Farm, A.
06/25/2022
1 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Gun control
House vote on Cornyn compromise wraps up passage of first major gun bill in three decades
Dallas Morning News
Morton, J.
06/25/2022
1 doc(s)
Allred, Colin; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Gonzales, Tony; Gun control; Gun sales and purchases; Lee, Sheila Jackson; National Rifle Association; Roy, Chip; Weber, Randy
Roe v. wade rollback inflames a divided country
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Balz, D.
06/25/2022
5 doc(s)
Abortion; Biden, Joe; Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization; Pence, Mike; Roe v. Wade; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.
Gun safety law inspired by Uvalde, Buffalo heads to Biden
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
06/25/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Castro, Joaquin; Cornyn, John; Gonzales, Tony; Gun control; Lee, Sheila Jackson; Roy, Chip; Shootings
U.S. Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill in wake of Uvalde massacre, House vote up next
Dallas Morning News
Morton, J.
06/24/2022
2 doc(s)
Background checks; Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Critical race theory; Cruz, Ted; Gun control
Gun bill passes Senate as Cornyn, Cruz spearhead debate — pro and con
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
06/24/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Cruz, Ted; Gun control; Gun sales and purchases
I’m an NRA member and urge Congress to act on gun reform
Dallas Morning News
Small, R.
06/23/2022
1 doc(s)
Gun control
Cornyn touts ‘conservative wins’ in gun deal in pitch to fellow Senate Republicans
Dallas Morning News
Morton, J.
06/23/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Family violence; Gun control
Texas Republican representing Uvalde supports bipartisan gun bill
San Antonio Express News
Wermund, B.
06/23/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Cruz, Ted; Family violence; Gonzales, Tony; Gun control; National Rifle Association; School shootings; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Bipartisan U.S. Senate gun deal appears to be coming together after Texas School massacre
Dallas Morning News
Morton, J.
06/22/2022
2 doc(s)
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; Cornyn, John; Cruz, Ted; Gun control; Mental health services; School safety; School shootings
Mental health argument rings hollow
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
06/22/2022
5 doc(s)
Children's mental health; Gonzales, Tony; Gun control; Gun violence; Mental health services; Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
