/tags/odessa-shooting Odessa shooting en-US Copyright Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-08-03/lawmakers-criticized-for-gun-violence-on-third-anniversary-of-the-massive-shooting-in-el-paso 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. Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-08-03/lawmakers-criticized-for-gun-violence-on-third-anniversary-of-the-massive-shooting-in-el-paso Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2022-06-01/abbott-calls-on-texas-house-and-senate-to-form-special-committees-on-school-safety-guns-and-mental-health The governor’s orders to the Texas House and Senate come as Democrats and gun-reform groups are instead urging lawmakers to immediately return to Austin for a special legislative session addressing gun laws. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:30:20 GMT /texas-news/2022-06-01/abbott-calls-on-texas-house-and-senate-to-form-special-committees-on-school-safety-guns-and-mental-health Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /news/2021-01-08/seller-of-gun-used-in-2019-midland-odessa-mass-shooting-gets-2-years The man who sold an AR-15-style rifle used in a 2019 mass shooting that killed seven people in West Texas was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison, prosecutors said. Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:00:47 GMT /news/2021-01-08/seller-of-gun-used-in-2019-midland-odessa-mass-shooting-gets-2-years Associated Press /politics/2020-10-27/gun-violence-is-a-problem-in-texas-and-no-ones-talking-about-it In recent years, Texas has been home to several high-profile mass shootings and increased gun violence. But for some reason, no one's talking about guns on the campaign trail. We take a look at the issue through the lens of the 2020 Senate Race in Texas. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:46:56 GMT /politics/2020-10-27/gun-violence-is-a-problem-in-texas-and-no-ones-talking-about-it Hady Mawajdeh /news/2019-09-30/amarillo-police-raised-concerns-about-gunman-8-years-before-odessa-shooting Police reports describe concerns eight years ago that the gunman who killed seven and wounded 25 last month in West Texas might have been planning an… Mon, 30 Sep 2019 18:50:26 GMT /news/2019-09-30/amarillo-police-raised-concerns-about-gunman-8-years-before-odessa-shooting Associated Press /news/2019-09-11/records-west-texas-gunman-had-suicidal-tendencies-in-2001 The gunman who killed seven people in West Texas over Labor Day weekend was arrested in 2001 for trying to break into a woman's bedroom after threatening… Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:36:32 GMT /news/2019-09-11/records-west-texas-gunman-had-suicidal-tendencies-in-2001 Associated Press /news/2019-09-10/fort-worth-mayor-betsy-price-joins-bipartisan-mayors-group-calling-for-universal-background-checks Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, a longtime Republican, joined a bipartisan group of U.S. mayors Monday who met with President Donald Trump's senior advisors… Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:34:06 GMT /news/2019-09-10/fort-worth-mayor-betsy-price-joins-bipartisan-mayors-group-calling-for-universal-background-checks Juan Pablo Garnham / Texas Tribune /2019-09-04/odessa-residents-try-to-understand-how-a-shooting-could-happen-in-a-utopia-in-the-desert A line of white crosses dotted an empty lot on an otherwise busy road in south Odessa. The memorial went up several days after a shooting rampage killed... Wed, 04 Sep 2019 22:01:43 GMT /2019-09-04/odessa-residents-try-to-understand-how-a-shooting-could-happen-in-a-utopia-in-the-desert Camille Phillips /news/2019-09-04/the-latest-on-the-victims-in-west-texas-attack As authorities continue their investigation into Saturday's shooting rampage, stories of the victims of the attack are coming to light. Seven people were… Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:23:55 GMT /news/2019-09-04/the-latest-on-the-victims-in-west-texas-attack TPR News /news/2019-09-03/texas-shooter-got-gun-at-private-sale-denied-in-2014-check The gunman in a West Texas rampage that left seven dead obtained his AR-style rifle through a private sale, allowing him to evade a federal background… Tue, 03 Sep 2019 20:06:01 GMT /news/2019-09-03/texas-shooter-got-gun-at-private-sale-denied-in-2014-check Associated Press