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Gov. Greg Abbott, democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke expected to discuss immigration, gun reform, abortion at debate in Edinburg!

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Edinburgh, Texas (KTRK) – Governor Greg Abbott will face Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke on Friday in the first and likely only debate between the two candidates. The event begins at 7 p.m. at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburgh. O’Rourke will hold a pre-debate press conference on Friday afternoon, with family members of the victims of the Ovaldi Collegiate School shooting. These family members made the 10-hour bus trip from Ovaldi to Edinburgh, but travel is nothing new to them. They also went to Austin to urge…

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Uvalde residents question school district’s new safety plans for 1st school year since Robb Elementary mass shooting!

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UVALDE, Texas – The Uvalde School Board of Directors discussed at a town hall Monday fixing critical security issues revealed during the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary that killed 21 people. But every resident who spoke said their plans were still inadequate — and many had questions about whether some of the new security measures would be tainted by a legacy of failures that contributed to the deadliest school shootings in Texas and delayed law enforcement response. The video above is from a previous report. a Texas House…

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Uvalde school board fires Chief Pete Arredondo after deadly mass shooting!

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UVALDE, Texas – The police chief of the besieged Uvald School District was fired on Wednesday after allegations that he committed several blunders during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 students and teachers. The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s Board of Trustees said it had voted unanimously to fire Police Chief Pete Arredondo. Arredondo is the first officer to be fired due to law enforcement’s hesitant and sensitive reaction to one of the worst school shootings in US history. Only one other officer – Lieutenant Mariano…

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Texas Schools Safety: Galena Park ISD discusses changes to their school security after the Uvalde mass shooting

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Galena Park, Texas (KTRK) – It’s something we all think about after the Uvalde school shooting, but Galena Park ISD is back in session and not waiting for lawmakers to discuss changes to school security. The district takes matters into its own hands, deciding what they feel provides the best protection for its students and staff. “Two things. I want that deputy inside, and I want that car outside, so that anyone who comes in from here knows there’s an armed officer there. But it’s important that we have someone…

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