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• TIMELINE: The latest details from the Texas school shooting

  25-05-2022 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — As more details emerge following Tuesday's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, investigators are beginning to piece together a clearer timeline of the shooter's action leading up to the attack.Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old from Uvalde, was identified as the suspect responsible for killing at least 19 children and two adults Tuesday. Ramos was killed by responding officers.19 children, 2 adults dead in elementary school shooting, officials sayShooter s
  
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• NRA Annual Meeting in Houston this weekend, protestors plan response

  25-05-2022 23:44 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Firearms manufacturers, lobbyists and customers will attend the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association this weekend at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.The event is free for NRA members, their spouse and any of their children under 18 years old.
  Some of the educational topics include: "Immediate Responder: When Seconds Count," "Sniping Today in the Ukraine," and "Refuse to be a Victim: Crime Prevention Series."The session titled, "Gun Control Myth
  
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• Central Texas school districts respond to Uvalde mass shooting

  25-05-2022 23:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — School districts and superintendents around Central Texas released statements after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two adults were killed by an 18-year-old gunman. Verified ways to help victims of the Texas school shootingAustin ISDSuperintendent Dr. Stephanie S. Elizalde sent this statement:"We are heartbroken. We share the grief that is felt by everyone around the world. We remain steadfast in our commitment with our co
  
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• Coolest morning in one month Thursday before hot, dry weather returns

  25-05-2022 23:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following beneficial rainfall and scattered wind damage reports, we are quickly settling back into a dry, quiet weather pattern.In the wake of the Tuesday night cold front that brought the storms, Thursday morning low temperatures will be the coolest in a full month with most of us waking up in the 50s.Forecast low temperatures Thursday morningHigh pressure building over the state will mean clear skies and hot temperatures throughout Memorial Day weekend. Expect dry weather
  
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• Coolest morning in a month on Thursday before hot, dry weather returns

  25-05-2022 23:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following beneficial rainfall and scattered wind damage reports, we are quickly settling back into a dry, quiet weather pattern.In the wake of the Tuesday night cold front that brought the storms, Thursday morning low temperatures will be the coolest in a full month with most of us waking up in the 50s.Forecast low temperatures Thursday morningHigh pressure building over the state will mean clear skies and hot temperatures throughout Memorial Day weekend. Expect dry weather
  
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• After Texas school shooting, fake Instagram accounts pose as shooter

  25-05-2022 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Moments after Gov. Greg Abbott identified 18-year-old Salvador Ramos as the shooter who killed at least 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School, his alleged Instagram account was deactivated. But that hasn't stopped a slew of fake accounts popping up and posing as the shooter.More than a dozen accounts presenting themselves as the shooter or mimicking the shooter's alleged social media account handle appeared on search Wednesday afternoon.Shooter sent Fa
  
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• Bastrop County Sheriff's Office releases murder investigation details, responds to critical Facebook posts

  25-05-2022 22:13 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – The Bastrop County Sheriff's Office released new details Tuesday on a May 6 murder investigation following "a few Facebook posts criticizing the sheriff's office" for not making them available sooner.There was an initial delay in the release of information on the investigation to avoid hindering or jeopardizing the integrity of the investigation, BCSO said."Most of the time the criticism is not founded on sufficient fact, so it is generally ignored," BCSO sai
  
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• Uvalde school police officer was first to engage shooter

  25-05-2022 21:53 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) – The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police were the first officers to engage the shooter who killed at least 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday.“The reason it was not worse is because law enforcement officials did what they do. They showed incredible courage running towards gunfire trying to save lives,” said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. VIDEO: Beto O’Rourke crashes Abbott press conference on Uvalde school s
  
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• There were no Uvalde ISD officers on campus during shooting

  25-05-2022 21:53 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: On Thursday, the Department of Public Safety clarified a Uvalde ISD officer was not on campus and was not the first member of law enforcement to confront the shooter.UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) – The shooter who killed at least 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday walked into the school without being stopped by anyone, the Texas Department of Public safety said Thursday. It corrected a statement Wednesday by DPS Director Steven McCraw that a Uvalde ISD
  
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• Situation that prompted Marble Falls school lockdown resolved

  25-05-2022 20:48 via kxan.com
  
  MARBLE FALLS, Texas (KXAN) — An "active event" near Marble Falls Middle and Elementary School put the two campuses on voluntary lockdown for around an hour Wednesday afternoon, according to the school district.MFISD said the situation was in the downtown area and it has been resolved. Marble Falls Fire Rescue said the "all clear" has been given after it asked "anyone on Main Street and within a 2 block radius" to shelter in place. A suspect has been located, it added.The district said the
  
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• Austin group raising money for families of Texas school shooting victims

  25-05-2022 20:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following a Texas elementary school shooting that left 19 students and two adults dead Tuesday, Austin nonprofit Los Verdes is raising money for the families of victims. They have raised more than $55,000 as of Wednesday morning.
  "I'm gonna get emotional about this," said Rico Hernandez, a board member for Los Verdes when KXAN talked to him Wednesday. "We do a lot for the youth and so I think just first foremost, knowing that kids tragically lost their lives...was
  
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• VIDEO: Beto O'Rourke crashes Abbott press conference on Uvalde school shooting

  25-05-2022 20:12 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Democratic candidate for governor Beto O'Rourke crashed Gov. Greg Abbott's press conference Wednesday as the governor was providing an update on the shooting at a Uvalde elementary school that killed at least 21 people Tuesday.O'Rourke walked toward the stage after Abbott's opening statement and could be heard saying "you are doing nothing." Abbott, political leaders to hold update on Texas school shooting WednesdaySen. Ted Cruz responded to O'Rourke's display,
  
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• Beto O'Rourke crashes Abbott press conference on Uvalde school shooting

  25-05-2022 20:12 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Democratic candidate for governor Beto O'Rourke crashed Gov. Greg Abbott's press conference Wednesday as the governor was providing an update on the shooting at a Uvalde elementary school that killed at least 21 people Tuesday.O'Rourke walked toward the stage after Abbott's opening statement and could be heard saying "you are doing nothing." Abbott, political leaders to hold update on Texas school shooting WednesdaySen. Ted Cruz responded to O'Rourke's display,
  
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• El Paso gets $3 million to prosecute alleged Walmart mass shooter

  25-05-2022 19:39 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The El Paso County District Attorney’s Office is getting a $3 million state grant to prosecute alleged Walmart mass shooter Patrick Crusius. The money brokered through Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Office will allow El Paso prosecutors to prepare for a possible trial change of venue.“I want to assure the community that we have every intention of prosecuting this case here in El Paso. However, legal technicalities happen, so we always have to be
  
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• Hansen propels Texas baseball to win first game of Big 12 Tournament

  25-05-2022 19:32 via kxan.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Longhorns ace pitcher Pete Hansen twirled a gem for 7 2/3 innings to help secure a 4-0 shutout over Oklahoma State in the opening round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday at Globe Life Field.The crafty left-handed Hansen carved up Cowboy hitters for most of the game, allowing just three hits while striking out 12 with two walks. He recorded two outs in the eighth inning before coming out having thrown 122 pitches, 76 for strikes. Tristan Stevens n
  
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• Shooter sent Facebook messages before Texas school attack that killed 21

  25-05-2022 18:33 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott and public safety leaders released more details about the investigation into Tuesday's shooting at an elementary school, saying the shooter posted to Facebook just 30 minutes before the attack.
  The shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde left at least 19 students and two adults dead. Officials have not yet officially released the names of the victims, but families are coming forward to identify their loved ones.PAST COVERAGE: 19 children, 2 adults dead
  
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• Shooter posted to Facebook before Texas school attack that killed 21

  25-05-2022 18:33 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott and public safety leaders released more details about the investigation into Tuesday's shooting at an elementary school, saying the shooter posted to Facebook just 30 minutes before the attack.
  The shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde left at least 19 students and two adults dead. Officials have not yet officially released the names of the victims, but families are coming forward to identify their loved ones.PAST COVERAGE: 19 children, 2 adults dead
  
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• Abbott, political leaders to hold update on Texas school shooting Wednesday

  25-05-2022 18:33 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to release more details Wednesday afternoon about the investigation into Tuesday's shooting at an elementary school.
  The shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde left at least 19 students and two adults dead. Officials have not yet officially released the names of the victims, but families are coming forward to identify their loved ones.PAST COVERAGE: 19 children, 2 adults dead in elementary school shooting, officials sayThe shooter, who Abb
  
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• Verified ways to help victims of the Texas school shooting

  25-05-2022 17:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following a Texas elementary school shooting that left 19 students and two adults dead Tuesday, people around the nation are gathering to remember the victims, fundraise money for their families and send resources to a small Texas community that was rocked by tragedy. READ MORE: 19 children, 2 adults dead in elementary school shooting, officials sayOfficials have not officially released the names of the victims to the public yet, but families are coming forward to spea
  
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• What we know about the victims of Uvalde school shooting

  25-05-2022 16:26 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Family members are grieving after 21 people were killed by a shooter at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday.Included in the death count are 19 students and two teachers.Officials have not officially released the names of the victims to the public yet, but families are coming forward to speak about their loved ones' deaths. Some families of injured kids didn’t know their condition in aftermathBelow is a running list of the lives taken by the shooter Tues
  
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• Man shot, killed overnight in northern Travis County

  25-05-2022 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A man in his 20s was shot and killed early Wednesday morning in northern Travis County, according to the Travis County Sheriff's Office.
  The shooting took place in the 3100 block of Shoreline Drive. That's near Bratton Lane in Wells Branch.
  Deputies responded to the scene around 1:30 a.m. after reports about gunfire and a person dying in a vehicle at an apartment complex.
  When deputies got there, they found the body of a man in his 20s who had been shot multip
  
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• Deadly Texas school shooting comes just days before end of school year in Uvalde

  25-05-2022 15:54 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (Nexstar) — A community is in shock after a senseless act of violence occurred at a Texas elementary school Tuesday.
  Nineteen students and two adults were killed during a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a town about an hour-and-a-half west of San Antonio.
  Students at the school were looking forward to end-of-year parties and summer break."My heart was broken today. We are a small community, and we'll need your prayers to get us through this," said Uvalde
  
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• Murder suspect flew out of Austin to New York days after cyclist's death

  25-05-2022 15:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kaitlin Armstrong, the woman accused of murdering pro-cyclist Moriah Wilson in Austin earlier this month, fled to New York just three days after the crime, U.S. Marshals said Wednesday.
  Wilson, whose full name is Anna Moriah Wilson, was shot and killed the evening of May 11 at a home off Maple Avenue in east Austin. She was in Texas preparing to compete in a race in Hico, according to VeloNews. Wilson is originally from Vermont.As federal agents search for Austin murder sus
  
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• LIVE: Murder suspect flew out of Austin to New York days after cyclist's death

  25-05-2022 15:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kaitlin Armstrong, the woman accused of murdering pro-cyclist Moriah Wilson in Austin earlier this month, fled to New York just three days after the crime, U.S. Marshals said Wednesday.
  Wilson, whose full name is Anna Moriah Wilson, was shot and killed the evening of May 11 at a home off Maple Avenue in east Austin. She was in Texas preparing to compete in a race in Hico, according to VeloNews. Wilson is originally from Vermont.As federal agents search for Austin murder sus
  
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• Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey addresses school shooting

  25-05-2022 13:05 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Nineteen students and two adults were killed in shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.It happened in the city of Uvalde, 85 miles west of San Antonio. The small city also known as the birthplace of actor Matthew McConaughey."As you all are aware there was another mass shooting today, this time in my home town of Uvalde, Texas," the actor wrote on Twitter. "Once again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible
  
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• Families mourn, worry as victims begin to be identified in wake of elementary school shooting

  25-05-2022 12:01 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Distraught families gathered at a local civic center and turned to social media to mourn and to make desperate pleas for help finding missing children as the death toll in a gruesome school shooting at a Texas elementary school rose to at least 19 students. Authorities said the gunman also killed two adults.By nightfall, names of those killed during Tuesday's attack at Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde began to emerge. One man at the civic center w
  
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• Severe storms clear, hotter weather on the way

  25-05-2022 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After an active night of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms, our weather quiets down late week into the weekend.Looking backA line of severe storms brought damaging winds of 60-70 mph to Central Texas overnight, with a few areas reporting hail as well. Rainfall totals generally ranged between 1"-3" across our area, enough for a good soaking but not enough for any flooding issues. UPDATED: Interactive rain total mapWhat's next?In the wake of the overnight cold front, we wil
  
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• One full day of cool, pleasant weather before things heat back up tomorrow

  25-05-2022 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After an active night of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms, our weather quiets down late week into the weekend.Looking backA line of severe storms brought damaging winds of 60-70 mph to Central Texas overnight with frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. At one point early this morning, over 27,000 Austin Energy customers were without power. A handful of small hail reports also came in overnight.Rainfall totals generally ranged between 1"-3" across our area, enough for a good
  
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• Texas school shooting: Some families of injured kids didn't know their condition in aftermath

  25-05-2022 07:24 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Some families are still awaiting word on the condition of their children Tuesday night after a shooting killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.Alfred Garza doesn't know how badly injured his 9-year-old daughter Amy Jo is, and he had to wait outside a church near the school for a definitive answer. 19 children, 2 adults dead in elementary school shooting, officials say"We know she's injured, we just don't know her state yet," Garza said.
  
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• ALERRT active shooter training center developing 'age-appropriate' curriculum for students

  25-05-2022 05:42 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- As the investigation into the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde continues to unfold, one group of Texas safety experts is already eyeing ways to ramp up training and prevention methods.The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center (ALERRT) at Texas State University provides research-based, scenario-focused active shooter response training to law enforcement, first responders and civilians.
  ALERRT is in the process of creating new curriculum
  
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• What's happened with gun laws after other mass shootings?

  25-05-2022 05:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — "Horrific" is one of the ways leaders nationwide characterized a deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday. And, in addition to prayers and comments on the tragedy, Democratic lawmakers also called for changes as details of what happened began to unfold."The moment to stop Uvalde was right after Sandy Hook. After Santa Fe High. After El Paso," Tweeted Beto O'Rourke, who paused a presidential campaign back in 2019 when a shooter opened fire in a
  
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• WEATHER RECAP: Overnight storms clear

  25-05-2022 03:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Strong to severe storms blew through Central Texas overnight bringing heavy rain, damaging winds and frequent lightning.As of 4AM, no severe weather alerts are in effect for the KXAN viewing area.Below is a list of resources and live updates throughout the night.ResourcesRadarForecastAlertsDriving ConditionsRainfall amountsLow water crossingsWatches vs Warnings: Understanding how a storm is madeNo cover? Here are tips and tricks to protect your car from hailHow to take Repo
  
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• LIVE BLOG: Storms move through Central Texas

  25-05-2022 03:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Strong thunderstorms are headed southeast through Central Texas Tuesday, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, hail and even a risk of tornadoes. Those storms will likely linger through the early morning hours Wednesday, potentially lingering for the morning commute, before clearly by midday.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for parts of the area until 10 p.m., indicating the potential of damaging severe weather. Storms firing west of our area have produced so
  
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• MAP: Where Texas school shootings, mass shootings have happened

  25-05-2022 02:19 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Before Tuesday's mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas where at least 19 people died, there were 78 instances of gunfire on school grounds in Texas since 2013, according to an organization that tracks them.Research done by Everytown for Gun Safety, shown in the map below, details where guns were fired on K-12 and university/college campuses since the group started tracking them in 2013.Larger dots means more people were shot at a location. Out of 925
  
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• MAP: Where in Texas have school shootings, mass shootings happened?

  25-05-2022 02:19 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Before Tuesday's mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas where at least 19 people died, there were 78 instances of gunfire on school grounds in Texas since 2013, according to an organization that tracks them.Research done by Everytown for Gun Safety, shown in the map below, details where guns were fired on K-12 and university/college campuses since the group started tracking them in 2013.Larger dots means more people were shot at a location. Out of 925
  
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• FBI: Active shooter incidents up 50% from 2020 to 2021, a breakdown

  25-05-2022 02:04 via kxan.com
  (KXAN) — In 2021, 103 people were killed and 140 were wounded in 61 active shooter incidents spanning 30 states, according to an FBI report released this week.
  Below is a breakdown of the number of incidents from 2017-2021.2017: 312018: 302019: 302020: 402021: 61active-shooter-incidents-in-the-us-2021-052422DownloadThose numbers indicate a 52.5% increase between 2020 and 2021 and a 96.8% increase between 2017 and 2021, with the number of incidents rising steadily throughout the timespan.Th
  
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• ELECTION RESULTS: May 24 runoff election

  25-05-2022 02:00 via kxan.com
  
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• Everything we know about the Texas school shooting

  25-05-2022 01:05 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — At least 16 people, including 14 students, were killed in a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday.Gov. Greg Abbott said the shooter, 18-year-old Salvador Rolando Ramos, was killed by responding officers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a town about 85 miles southwest of San Antonio in Uvalde County.Pete Arrendondo, the chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department, said the shooting started around 11:30 a.m
  
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• How to talk to your kids about tragedy after Texas school shooting

  25-05-2022 00:57 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Fourteen children and a teacher were killed after a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.“What happened in Uvalde is a horrific tragedy that cannot be tolerated in the state of Texas,” Abbott said. Texas school shooting: Leaders react to ‘horrific tragedy’The shooting happened at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde where second, third and fourth-graders went to learn. The last day of the school year i
  
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• Biden orders flags lowered after deadly Texas school shooting

  25-05-2022 00:40 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KXAN) — President Joe Biden ordered American flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday after a deadly shooting at a Texas elementary school.Biden issued a proclamation to lower flags as "a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated" at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, which is located about 90 miles west of San Antonio.PHOTOS: Scenes from deadly Texas school shooting responseGov. Greg Abbott said the shooting Tuesday morning killed 14 stu
  
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• Biden, Abbott order flags lowered after deadly Texas school shooting

  25-05-2022 00:40 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KXAN) — President Joe Biden ordered American flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday after a deadly shooting at a Texas elementary school.Biden issued a proclamation to lower flags as "a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated" at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, which is located about 90 miles west of San Antonio.PHOTOS: Scenes from deadly Texas school shooting responseGov. Greg Abbott said the shooting Tuesday morning killed 14 stu
  
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• Blood donations needed after Texas school shooting

  25-05-2022 00:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- South Texas Blood & Tissue is hosting an emergency blood drive Wednesday at the Herby Ham Activity Center in Uvalde from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. after a Texas shooting at an elementary school left at least 14 students and a teacher dead.
  Others are injured and being treated in Texas hospitals.South Texas Blood & Tissue, the blood bank that serves the Uvalde and San Antonio communities, said in a tweet that they sent 15 units of O whole blood to Uvalde on Tuesday morning but their
  
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