Texas House Democrats hold news conference on gun violence, school safety
The talks come a day before the one month anniversary of the Uvalde school shooting where 19 children and two teachers were murdered.
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The talks come a day before the one month anniversary of the Uvalde school shooting where 19 children and two teachers were murdered.
It would enhance school security, double the number of school resource officers present in schools, invest in school mental health professionals and reduce gun violence.
"My experience is, you know, the Republican Party is inclusive. And so I don't — I wouldn't have supported that, what they did," Scott said when pressed on the homophobic language.
The measure is called the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and is expected to pass the Senate.
"The system held — but barely — and the question remains, will it hold again," committee member Rep. Adam Schiff said.
State election officials from Arizona and Georgia testified about the pressure they felt from then-President Trump to overturn the 2020 election and the threats they received after being falsely accused of fraud. Nikole Killion has the latest.
A press release from his office said that he is fully vaccinated, has his booster shot and is currently experiencing only "very mild cold-like symptoms."
The Texas GOP says a majority of the nearly 5,000 delegates to their convention in Houston overwhelmingly approved a resolution disputing the results of the 2020 Presidential election.
Texas Republicans also called for the state to hold a referendum on whether to "reassert its status as an independent nation."
They were part of a team filming a comedy segment for "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog."
In North Texas, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she expects the squeeze at the pump to grow even tighter.
Jack Fink talks with Dr. Justin Lonon about his first few months as Chancellor of Dallas College and why so many businesses are reaching out to him.
Lawmakers turned their focus to former President Donald Trump's campaign to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to reject electoral votes at the third day of hearings.
Forty-eight percent of Texas voters say they support Gov. Greg Abbott for reelection, and 43% support his Democratic challenger, Beto O'Rourke.
Fauci, who is 81, is fully vaccinated and has been boosted twice, according to the National Institutes of Health.
