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Sens. John Cornyn and Chris Murphy hit impasse on gun background checks, end talks Failure of talks leaves House bill in limbo as Murphy says he’ll seek other GOP partners to close gun show loophole. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, listens as U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, testifies before the Senate Finance Committee, Wednesday, May 12, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a hearing to examine President Joe Bidens 2021 trade policy agenda. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times via AP...

Origin On April 7, 2021, conspiracy troll Alex Jones planted himself, shouting and pointing, in front of a vehicle carrying several small children in McAllen, Texas, at a site where Catholic Charities was providing aid to migrants who had crossed the border. “Alex Jones Stops Smugglers From Illegally Transporting Children At The Border!!” tweeted an Infowars editor. “WATCH: Alex Jones Physically Stops Vehicle After Witnessing Migrant Children Being Stuffed in the Luggage Compartment,” r...

Lawmaker Pushes To Allow Concealed Weapons In Texas Public Schools A 2015 law that allowed licensed adults to carry concealed weapons on college campuses sparked widespread protest. Now one legislator wants to extend the practice to include public schools and some charter schools. March 12, 2021, 7:17 AM Mock weapons used to train educators in Harrold, Texas. The North Texas school district was the first to allow educators to carry guns on school grounds in 2007. Six years after Texas passed a ...

Mock weapons used to train educators in Harrold, Texas. The North Texas school district was the first to allow educators to carry guns on school grounds in 2007. Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Six years after Texas passed a controversial measure allowing licensed gun owners to carry concealed handguns on college campuses, one Republican state law...

After spring break, teachers, custodians and more will be carrying concealed weapons at school through the new "Guardian program." Hall, who co-authored campus carry, now wants to broaden the law to K-12 classrooms. His bill - which, as of March 10, had yet to be heard in committee - would allow licensed Texans, such as parents and teachers, to carry concealed handguns throughout public schools and open enrollment charter schools. "Schools, known as a gun-free zone, might as well hang a neon si...

Virginia added 3,591 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday as the Lord Fairfax Health District added 109 new cases. The Health Department also reported 135 statewide hospitalizations and 51 deaths on Tuesday. Locally, Clarke County reported one new death. The Lord Fairfax district, which covers Winchester and the counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah and Warren, has a seven-day average of 124 new daily cases. Frederick added 41 new cases, Shenandoah 29, Winchester 17, Warren 12, Page six a...

COVID-19 cases continued to rise throughout Virginia and the Lord Fairfax Health District over the last three days. The Lord Fairfax Health District, which consists of Frederick County,  Winchester, Shenandoah County, Warren County, Page County and Clarke County, added 345 COVID cases over the last three days. On Sunday, the health district also added an outbreak in a healthcare setting. There were 112 new cases in the Health District on Sunday with 118 on Saturday and 115 on Friday. Frederi...

Virginia added 3,160 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday as the Lord Fairfax Health District added 155. The health district, which covers Winchester and the counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah and Warren, also added three hospitalizations and one new death. The hospitalizations were recorded in Frederick, Shenandoah and Page, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s online dashboard at vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus. One new death was recorded in Frederick, which now has 23 dea...

Plan. they need to do an assessment. but the greatest protection would be an armed presence in the school. the preference would be a school resource officer. someone who has that type of police training and background. after >> piers: hook elementary, everybody understands it could happen anywhere and this is the first time such a tragedy happens in an elementary school. the safety has to move that direction. so one was an armed presence. thats not the exclusive one. not the exclusive recommende...