El Paso Shooting

The U visa was created in 2000 “to strengthen the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute cases” relating to several major crimes. But applicants could wait several more years before a final determination is made.

The gunman still faces state charges that could result in him receiving the death penalty. There is no timeline on when that trial will begin.

Accused El Paso Walmart shooter pleads guilty to 90 federal charges including hate crimes.

Sentencing is not scheduled until later this year, but the U.S. government had previously announced it wouldn't seek the death penalty.

Accused Walmart mass shooting gunman Patrick Crusius will plead guilty to federal charges

The federal government has largely avoided pursuing the death penalty under President Biden.

El Paso DA Yvonne Rosales failed to show up for a hearing where the widow and son of a man killed in the Walmart mass shooting testified about alleged intimidation and threatened from one of her associates.

While Texans are still reeling from the May shooting in Uvalde that claimed the lives of 21 people, the state faces another somber reminder this week of the proliferation of gun violence in Texas.

Two years after the mass shooting, El Pasoans remember the 23 victims and worry conditions are ripe for more hate crime violence.

The Legislature passed a bill allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license or training — an expansion of gun rights so divisive Republican leaders in previous years refused to touch it.