What Is The Religion Of Mass Public Shooters?
After the attack at the Santa Fe High School, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick denounced a loss of faith and religion in society .
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What the Left Can Learn from Losing in Texas
First, the bad news. All three of the insurgent congressional candidates who faced runoff elections in Texas on Tuesday were defeated.
Trump Administration Tries to Reassure Key Senators About ZTE Enforcement
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn said the defense authorization is expected to address ZTE. The Trump administration is trying to reassure Senate Republicans that it won't go light on sanctions enforcement against Chinese communications equipment firm ZTE.
Rapamycin lotion reduces facial tumors caused by tuberous sclerosis, team reports
Working on a promising treatment for facial tumors tied to tuberous sclerosis complex, from the left, are Adelaide Hebert, M.D.; John Slopis, M.D.; Mary Kay Koenig, M.D.; Joshua Samuels, M.D., M.P.H.; and Hope Northrup, M.D. All are from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston with the exception of Slopis, who is with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Openly gay former sheriff wins Texas governor nomination Updated May 22 at
A Hispanic former sheriff from Dallas won a Democratic primary runoff for governor Tuesday night to become the first openly gay and Latina gubernatorial nominee in Texas history. Lupe Valdez advanced despite losing the support of some Hispanic activists over her record on immigration and will be a heavy underdog against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in a state that hasn't elected a Democrat for governor in nearly 30 years.
Ex-linebacker wins right to challenge Sessions Updated May 22 at
Former NFL linebacker and civil rights attorney Colin Allred has won the Democratic nomination to try and unseat longtime Dallas Congressman Pete Sessions in November. Allred, also an Obama administration veteran, beat Salerno handily during Texas' March 6 primary.
Democrats relieved after Houston candidate loses in Texas
Gubernatorial candidate and former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez speaks after her runoff win at a democratic party celebration at Ellen's in Dallas, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Valdez defeated Andrew White, the son of a former governor who pitched himself as a moderate Democrat in deep-red Texas.
Patent filings plummet in East Texas
For more than a decade, the federal courts in the Eastern District of Texas were the undisputed Mecca for patent litigation. Businesses and individuals often filed double or triple the number of patent infringement lawsuits in East Texas than any other court districts in the country.
Record number of primary runoff elections for Congress in Texas
Kevin Roberts, a Republican running for the 2nd Congressional District, talks to voters outside the polling place at Resurrection Lutheran Church on March 6, 2018, in Houston. less Kevin Roberts, a Republican running for the 2nd Congressional District, talks to voters outside the polling place at Resurrection Lutheran Church on March 6, 2018, in Houston.
School shooting not likely to decide Texas runoff races Source: AP
A key Texas runoff for a U.S. House seat will test whether the national Democratic Party's establishment can overcome an insurgent wing more openly hostile to President Donald Trump. Others will set up November contests where Democrats hope to flip three Republican-held congressional districts, a once unthinkable total in such a conservative state.
Voters choose nominees in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas
In this May 21, 2018, photo, a roll of stickers awaiting distribution to early voters sits on a table at the check-in station at the Pulaski County Courthouse Annex in Little Rock, Ark. Voters in four states are casting ballots Tuesday as the 2018 midterm elections take shape.
The Latest: McConnell opens Senate session; mourns victims
On Sunday funeral services were held for 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh, who had been attending Santa Fe High School since last August when she was killed Friday in a shooting.
Lawmakers return to Washington amid calls for gun control
Just days after a school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, claimed 10 lives, some Democratic lawmakers want to call attention back to gun control, an issue that has consistently struggled to gain traction on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers are returning to Washington on Monday, but there's skepticism that Congress would be willing to take up a divisive topic such as gun control, just months before the midterm elections.
6nation + worldTexas school had a shooting plan, armed officers and…
A marquee at the Santa Fe Volunteer Fire Department announces the time and location for a vigil for the Santa Fe High School shooting victims Friday, May 18, 2018 in Santa Fe, Texas. The school district had an active-shooter plan, and two armed police officers walked the halls of the high school.
Texas Teenager Kills 10 People on School Rampage Spree
A 17-year-old confessed to aiming for people he didn't like at a Texas high school when he opened fire Friday, killing 10 people Friday, a court document shows. Suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, said to an investigator he spared people he liked to tell his story, and he acted alone, a probable cause affidavit says.
JCC holds 68th commencement ceremony
It's May, meaning commencement season is in full swing for colleges. Jamestown Community College graduated its Class of 2018 with associates and bachelors degrees Saturday morning in its 68th commencement.
Texas governor vows to look at school safety after attackAssociated Press
The mass shooting at a Texas high school Friday led to promises from the state's top Republicans to look for ways to improve school safety, but none of them suggested that substantial gun restrictions could be on the table. Gov. Greg Abbott, a staunch advocate for gun rights, said at a news conference after authorities say a student killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a high school in Santa Fe, near Houston, that he will start holding "round table" discussions on guns and school safety issues starting next week.
Tears follow bloodshed as Texas mourns 10 killed in school shooting
People embrace during a vigil held in the wake of a deadly school shooting with multiple fatalities at Santa Fe High School A 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire at a Texas high school on Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. The shooting at the Santa Fe High School was the nation's deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teenagers for gun control.
Texas students who supported Parkland endure own shooting
Only weeks ago, a dozen students from Santa Fe High School in Texas offered support for survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting by participating in a nationwide walkout seeking stricter gun control. On Friday, it was Parkland students who declared their solidarity with teens in Santa Fe after a 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire at the Houston-area school, killing 10 people.
Teen held in Texas attack is said to have used father’s guns
The Texas student charged in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School described planning the attack in private journals, including a plan to kill himself, posted an image on Facebook of a "Born to Kill" shirt and used his father's shotgun and pistol in the rampage that left 10 dead and 10 wounded, authorities said Friday. A motive wasn't immediately clear, but Gov. Greg Abbott said Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, wrote about planning the attack in journals on his computer and in his cellphone that police obtained.