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In other action, commissioners also approved a letter that seeks state reimbursement for tens of millions of dollars the county has spent on the operation of the crowded adult detention center.

The Texas Politics Project recently asked voters about the issues most important to them. The top three were immigration, the state economy and abortion, all with double-digit support.

Several Uvalde families have spent the past few days lobbying for gun reform in Washington, D.C. They were joined by survivors and relatives of victims of other mass shootings, including Parkland, Fla. and Highland Park, Ill.

Parents of children killed and wounded in shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde testified before Congress on Wednesday, imploring members to act quickly on gun control measures.

The Uvalde community struck down by this dreadful event is predominantly Latino. By all accounts coming from the massive media presence that descended on the Texas town in recent days, they are humble, hard-working people, raising families and chasing a better life—the American dream. Some have deep roots in Mexico—a country where violence exists but that does not have the mass shootings that the U.S. experiences. But the bottom line is that both countries’ guns come from the same place—the United States of America, where gun manufacturers lobby to give citizens the access to carry weapons.

The overall percentage of Americans who support tougher gun laws is on the rise, even as the partisan divide remains stark, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

Democratic state lawmakers held joint news conferences across Texas on Wednesday to urge Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session in Austin…

The NRA is pressuring President Trump to refuse any effort to expand background checks for gun sales, and it appears to be working. Trump says the real gun-safety issue is mental health.

The president said the issue "isn't a question of NRA, Republican or Democrat" and indicated he could split from the National Rifle Association.

From Texas Standard : Ever since two important cases struck down gun restrictions in Washington, D.C. and Chicago – rulings that essentially protected...