/tags/odessa-shooting Odessa Shooting en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:23:27 GMT /politics/2019-09-18/beto-orourkes-call-for-mandatory-buyback-of-assault-weapons-roils-texas-politics Beto O'Rourke may not be running for statewide office anymore, but it's been difficult to tell in recent days.The Democratic presidential candidate's� Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:23:27 GMT /politics/2019-09-18/beto-orourkes-call-for-mandatory-buyback-of-assault-weapons-roils-texas-politics Patrick Svitek /special-coverage/2019-09-16/live-call-in-program-tonight-at-7-mass-shootings-and-the-texas-response Twenty-nine people died in two mass shootings in Texas last month. What is the response from Texans and their political representatives? Will these latest� Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:01:12 GMT /special-coverage/2019-09-16/live-call-in-program-tonight-at-7-mass-shootings-and-the-texas-response Dallas Williams /texas/2019-09-06/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-and-nra-feud-over-gun-background-checks Two usual political allies � Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the National Rifle Association � traded rhetorical blows Friday after Patrick continued to advocate� Fri, 06 Sep 2019 21:17:55 GMT /texas/2019-09-06/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-and-nra-feud-over-gun-background-checks Alex Samuels/Texas Tribune /texas/2019-09-05/gov-greg-abbott-issues-8-executive-orders-aimed-at-stopping-potential-mass-shooters Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday issued eight executive orders in response to last month’s mass shootings in El Paso and Odessa.“Texas must achieve several� Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:08:38 GMT /texas/2019-09-05/gov-greg-abbott-issues-8-executive-orders-aimed-at-stopping-potential-mass-shooters Cassandra Pollock | The Texas Tribune /2019-09-04/odessa-residents-try-to-understand-how-a-shooting-could-happen-in-a-utopia-in-the-desert A line of white crosses dotted an empty lot on an otherwise busy road in south Odessa. The memorial went up several days after a shooting rampage killed... Wed, 04 Sep 2019 22:01:43 GMT /2019-09-04/odessa-residents-try-to-understand-how-a-shooting-could-happen-in-a-utopia-in-the-desert Camille Phillips /politics/2019-09-04/texas-house-democrats-ask-gov-greg-abbott-to-call-special-session-after-two-mass-shootings Democrats in the Texas House are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to convene a special legislative session to address gun violence � a move designed to place� Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:35:53 GMT /politics/2019-09-04/texas-house-democrats-ask-gov-greg-abbott-to-call-special-session-after-two-mass-shootings Cassandra Pollock | The Texas Tribune /crime-justice/2019-09-03/odessa-shooter-bought-gun-at-private-sale-had-been-blocked-in-2014-over-mental-health-issue The gunman in a West Texas rampage that left seven dead obtained his AR-style rifle through a private sale, allowing him to evade a federal background� Tue, 03 Sep 2019 23:37:22 GMT /crime-justice/2019-09-03/odessa-shooter-bought-gun-at-private-sale-had-been-blocked-in-2014-over-mental-health-issue Michael Balsamo /texas/2019-09-03/after-mass-shooting-odessas-mayor-is-mad-as-hell-but-helping-his-city-cope From Texas Standard:Odessa Mayor David Turner says the aftermath of the mass shooting in his city has been difficult and community members are in shock,� Tue, 03 Sep 2019 21:21:22 GMT /texas/2019-09-03/after-mass-shooting-odessas-mayor-is-mad-as-hell-but-helping-his-city-cope Rhonda Fanning /crime-justice/2019-09-03/gov-greg-abbott-backs-expedited-executions-for-mass-shooters-after-odessa-shooting After the second Texas mass shooting in a month, Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Monday night that "we're working on a legislative package right now" and that� Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:15:56 GMT /crime-justice/2019-09-03/gov-greg-abbott-backs-expedited-executions-for-mass-shooters-after-odessa-shooting Alex Samuels/Texas Tribune, Jolie McCullough | Texas Tribune /2019-09-02/odessa-shooter-had-been-on-a-long-downward-spiral-according-to-fbi Law enforcement in Texas released more information Monday afternoon about the investigation into this weekend’s mass shooting which killed seven people... Mon, 02 Sep 2019 21:51:22 GMT /2019-09-02/odessa-shooter-had-been-on-a-long-downward-spiral-according-to-fbi Jonathan Levinson