/tags/texas-church-shootings Texas Church Shootings en-US Copyright Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:11:37 GMT /news/2023-04-05/after-more-than-5-years-families-of-sutherland-springs-shooting-victims-may-have-a-resolution Lawyers for the families said they reached a tentative agreement for a $144.5 million payout over government failures to prevent the shooting Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:11:37 GMT /news/2023-04-05/after-more-than-5-years-families-of-sutherland-springs-shooting-victims-may-have-a-resolution Paul Flahive /news/2019-12-31/when-sanctuaries-become-targets-security-firms-help-harden-defenses Traditionally, sanctuary has meant "safety." But decades of mass shootings in places of worship have shaken that faith.Twenty years ago, it was Fort… Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:43:04 GMT /news/2019-12-31/when-sanctuaries-become-targets-security-firms-help-harden-defenses Hady Mawajdeh /2019-05-19/first-baptist-church-community-lights-beacon-of-hope-in-sutherland-springs Members of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs dedicated their new home and formally opened its doors on Sunday. Sun, 19 May 2019 15:38:57 GMT /2019-05-19/first-baptist-church-community-lights-beacon-of-hope-in-sutherland-springs Joey Palacios /texas-news/2019-02-04/texas-judge-allows-sutherland-springs-church-shooting-victims-to-sue-gun-retailer A judge has ruled that victims of a mass shooting at a church southeast of San Antonio move forward with a lawsuit against the Academy sporting goods… Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:00:39 GMT /texas-news/2019-02-04/texas-judge-allows-sutherland-springs-church-shooting-victims-to-sue-gun-retailer Associated Press /2019-01-31/judge-to-decide-if-case-against-gun-seller-in-sutherland-springs-shooting-will-move-forward A Bexar County judge will decide Monday if a lawsuit filed by the families of victims killed in the Sutherland Springs church shootings will proceed... Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:28:02 GMT /2019-01-31/judge-to-decide-if-case-against-gun-seller-in-sutherland-springs-shooting-will-move-forward Paul Flahive /texas-news/2018-11-05/a-year-later-sutherland-springs-struggles-to-move-past-deadly-church-shooting One year ago, a gunman burst into the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. It's been a year of recovery and learning to live without the two… Mon, 05 Nov 2018 17:31:44 GMT /texas-news/2018-11-05/a-year-later-sutherland-springs-struggles-to-move-past-deadly-church-shooting Joey Palacios /2018-05-07/sutherland-springs-community-breaks-ground-on-new-church The First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs broke ground at the site of a new church on Saturday, six months after a gunman killed more than two... Mon, 07 May 2018 19:17:48 GMT /2018-05-07/sutherland-springs-community-breaks-ground-on-new-church Joey Palacios, Joey Palacios, Texas Public Radio /texas-news/2018-04-27/texas-church-gunman-vowed-not-to-hurt-anyone-5-years-earlier The gunman in a mass shooting at a Texas church last year told a military judge in 2012 he "would never allow myself to hurt someone" again while… Fri, 27 Apr 2018 17:11:40 GMT /texas-news/2018-04-27/texas-church-gunman-vowed-not-to-hurt-anyone-5-years-earlier The Associated Press /2018-01-11/texas-church-shooting-survivor-ryland-ward-finally-goes-home The 6-year-old had been hospitalized since being shot five times in November. He departed in in grand style — in a fire truck. Thu, 11 Jan 2018 23:59:54 GMT /2018-01-11/texas-church-shooting-survivor-ryland-ward-finally-goes-home Richard Gonzales /texas-news/2017-12-21/paxton-texans-can-bring-guns-to-church-unless-church-says-otherwise Attorney General Ken Paxton has clarified that licensed handgun owners can bring their weapons to church as long as the church does not say otherwise — a… Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:43:23 GMT /texas-news/2017-12-21/paxton-texans-can-bring-guns-to-church-unless-church-says-otherwise Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune