Background Checks, Red Flag Laws Discussed After 2 Deadly Mass Shootings In Texas
Governor Greg Abbott has said he and his office, along with state agencies can take action to make the state safer without the legislature.
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Governor Greg Abbott has said he and his office, along with state agencies can take action to make the state safer without the legislature.
A series of loosened gun laws went into effect in Texas on Sunday — just one day after the state's latest mass shooting, which left at least seven people dead.
At the Texas Capitol Friday, Governor Greg Abbott held the first meeting of his newly formed Domestic Terrorism Task Force.
While in El Paso Thursday, Governor Abbott also met with some of the victims' families and survivors and said the attack was personal to his family as well.
The "Save Chick-fil-A" religious freedom law, one of the most talked-about issues during a state legislative session, will go into effect Sept. 1.
Under the bill, Sen. Cruz said the Justice Department would create a task force to prosecute criminals who try to illegally buy a gun.
The Governor said he wants to combat threats of domestic terrorism, root out hateful ideologies, and keep guns out of the hands of deranged individuals, while maintaining everyone's second amendment rights.
Attorney General Barr announced a $700,000 grant for Project Safe Neighborhood, a federal program that not only helps prevent crime but uses federal law enforcement to fight it.
U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr will visit Dallas Wednesday afternoon to talk about the city's violent crime problem.
The meeting will not be open to the public, but they will be setting up an organization and developing a timeline and scope of their work.
More than 20 cities across the state, including at least one in North Texas, have fallen victim to what officials are saying is a 'coordinated' ransomware attack.
Former San Antonio Mayor and Obama housing chief Secretary Julián Castro has qualified for the next presidential debates, taking place in September in Houston.
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed a new secretary of state after his previous elections chief resigned amid backlash for wrongly questioning the U.S. citizenship of tens of thousands of voters.
U.S. Congressman and North Texan Roger Williams was joined by Cleburne High School administrators and Cleburne ISD officials on Thursday to unveil a new bill he co-authored to help address school safety across the nation.
The former congressman spoke at a park close to his home, saying what happened in El Paso, on the U.S.-Mexico border, "is an attack on America" and "an attack on our ideal of what America can be."
