The mass shooting at a shopping center in Allen, Texas, has exerted an unexpectedly raw and emotional force on the State Legislature.
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After Mass Killings in Texas, Frustration but No Action on Guns
The drumbeat of mass murder has fueled a new openness to gun regulation among some Texans, but it has done little to reshape the political realities in the State Capitol.
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Knocking on the Wrong House or Door Can Be Deadly In a Nation Armed With Guns
A workman knocking on the wrong door. A cheerleader mistaking another car for her own. Small errors can have large consequences in a nation bristling with guns.
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A Well of Conservative Support for Public Schools in Rural Texas
A national movement to give parents public vouchers to spend on private schools has run up against the deep loyalty Texas has always had for its public schools.