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A New Book on the Sutherland Springs Shooting Explores Resilience, Forgiveness, and Grace

Long after other journalists had packed up, Joe Holley stayed in the devastated town, getting to know survivors. He tells their stories with empathy and tact.

by Steven G. Kellman

Keep Reading

Editorial: Reckoning with El Paso

by Andrea Valdez

‘El Paso Will Never Heal’: Three Months Later, the Border Town Still Reels

by Justin Miller

Will Dan Patrick’s Bare-Minimum Effort for Gun Control Go Anywhere?

by Justin Miller

May 22, 2018

Something Has Changed in the Gun Debate in Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has discovered a more palatable response to mass shootings, but how far beyond “thoughts and prayers” is he willing to go to curb gun violence?

by Michael Barajas

Ben Sargent's Loon Star State cartoon. Nov 18, 2015

Ben Sargent’s Loon Star State: Today’s Death Toll

by Ben Sargent

A Few of Houston’s Accidental Gun Deaths

by Jo DePrang

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