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Aggregated Texas News Articles

• Alvarez family brings comfort to Uvalde children, parents in honor of Arlene
  
  With an angel on their side, the Alvarez family unpacked a trailer full of donated toys for children in Uvalde, Texas.
  Ktrk.  ABC News.  Sun, 29 May 2022 03:35:27 +0000.
• Sister of Texas school shooter Salvador Ramos is serving in US Navy and came home to comfort grandma
  
  Marisabelle Ramos, 21, is three years older than her dead brother Salvador, who was responsible for Tuesday's massacre at Robb Elementary School.
  Daily Mail.  Sun, 29 May 2022 01:38:17 GMT.
• Houston billionaire philanthropist Fayez Sarofim reportedly dies at 93
  
  Fayez Sarofim died May 27 in his River Oaks home at age 93, Shelby Hodge with PaperCity reports.
  Olivia Pulsinelli.  American City Business Journals.  Sat, 28 May 2022 23:59:21 +0000.
• WATCH: Activist confronts Sen. Ted Cruz over gun control legislation
  
  A gun control activist confronted Sen. Ted Cruz at a restaurant following the GOP lawmaker's appearance at the NRA's annual meeting in Houston.
  ABC News.  Sat, 28 May 2022 18:47:45 -0400.
• Here's what we know about the victims of the Texas school shooting
  
  One student was an avid runner, so fast she swept the races at field day. Another was learning football plays from his grandfather. One girl sensed something was wrong and wanted to skip school.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Sat, 28 May 2022 21:48:00 GMT.
• Chicago White Sox Set To Pay $15 Million For Keuchel Not To Pitch
  
  Signing Dallas Keuchel to a three-year, $55.5-million contract helped the Chicago White Sox reach the playoffs two years after a 100-loss season. But Keuchel has been ineffective the last two seasons. ...
  By Phil Rogers, Contributor.  Forbes.  Sat, 28 May 2022 17:45:45 -0400.
• GOP congressman says he would support assault weapons ban
  
  Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.) has come out in favor of an assault weapons ban after two high-profile mass shootings in his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y., and in Uvalde, Texas, claimed more than two dozen lives in total. ...
  Jared Gans.  The Hill.  Sat, 28 May 2022 21:27:35 +0000.
• Texas school shooting: Here are the names of the 19 children, 2 teachers killed in Uvalde
  
  Nineteen children were looking forward to a summer filled with Girl Scouts and soccer and video games. Two teachers were closing out a school year that they started with joy and that had held such promise.
  Chicago Tribune.  Sat, 28 May 2022 20:48:09 +0000.
• Making sense of a mass shooting in the middle of Texas gun country
  
  As in other conservative and semi-rural places where mass shootings have occurred, the discussion around guns in Uvalde has been a complex one.
  Kevin Rector.  Los Angeles Times.  Sat, 28 May 2022 20:27:00 GMT.
• Official provides detailed timeline of school shooting, police response
  
  A top law enforcement official provided the most detailed description yet of what happened during the deadly Texas school shooting.
  CBS News.  Sat, 28 May 2022 16:14:00 -0400.
• Gun in Texas Shooting Came From Company Known for Pushing Boundaries
  
  Daniel Defense, which makes military-style rifles, was an early adopter of direct-to-consumer marketing and has a history of running provocative ads.
  David Yaffe-bellany and Jessica Silver-greenberg.  New York Times.  Sat, 28 May 2022 19:55:58 +0000.
• Unimaginable loss: A look at the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in the Uvalde, Texas, shooting
  
  At least 19 students and two adults died in a shooting at a Texas elementary school, marking the deadliest school shooting in the state's history.       
  Austin American-statesman.  El Paso Times.  Sat, 28 May 2022 19:17:41 +0000.
• Struggling lefty Keuchel DFA'd by White Sox
  
  Left-hander Dallas Keuchel, who had a 7.88 ERA this season after compiling a 5.28 ERA last year, has been designated for assignment by the White Sox.
  ESPN.  Sat, 28 May 2022 13:33:23 EST.
• At NRA forum, Trump mocks GOP leaders who didn't attend
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Sen. John Cornyn and other politicians and musicians decided not to go to the NRA event after the mass shooting in Uvalde on Tuesday.
  CBS News.  Sat, 28 May 2022 13:54:54 -0400.
• Debate Over Guns Unfolds in Uvalde, a Rural Texas Town in Grief
  
  Guns are a central part of life in Uvalde, yet the deaths of 19 children and two teachers have opened rifts.
  Jack Healy and Natalie Kitroeff.  New York Times.  Sat, 28 May 2022 17:21:28 +0000.
• 8 Examples Of People Being Incredible In The Face Of The Texas Massacre
  
  8 Examples Of People Being Incredible In The Face Of The Texas Massacre
  Laurel Duggan.  Daily Caller.  Sat, 28 May 2022 16:42:57 +0000.
• Dear Texas housing market: Hate to burst your bubble, but we have a problem
  
  A big reason home prices in Texas didn't crash the last time the national housing bubble burst was because Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio hadn't seen big run-ups in prices preceding the subprime-mortgage-induced smackdown. ...
  Bill Hethcock.  American City Business Journals.  Sat, 28 May 2022 16:15:50 +0000.
• Texas Shooting: Student told 911 'send the police now' as cops waited
  
  Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week's attack on a Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, "Please send the police now", as officers waited more than an hour to ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Sat, 28 May 2022 19:17:49 +1200.

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