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State Leaders Are Looking For Solutions After El Paso. Texas Latinos Say They Can Start By Changing The Words They Use.
By Alexa Ura, Texas Tribune Barbara Canales’ family history is in some ways shaped by a deeply rooted understanding of bigotry and racism. Her mother attended high school in Corpus Christi where the Mexican American students were segregated from their … Continue reading
Some Survivors Of El Paso Shooting May Be Eligible For U Visa
By Mallory Falk, KERA Some survivors of the mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart may be eligible for a special visa designed to protect victims of crime. The U visa, created by Congress in 2000, gives recipients the ability to … Continue reading
El Paso Shooting: Hundreds Of Strangers Come To Mourn With Widower At Wife’s Funeral
By Amy Held and Mallory Falk, KERA Earlier this month, Margie Reckard, 63, was gunned down along with 21 others in the El Paso, Texas, masacre that authorities believe was driven by racial hatred. Two weeks later, strangers amassed by the hundreds to honor … Continue reading
‘This Is Not Going To Be Easy’: El Paso Students Start School In Wake Of Tragedy
By Elissa Nadworny and Mallory Falk On Monday, nearly 60,000 public school students in El Paso, Texas, will start the school year amid an air of mourning, fear and resilience. The first day of school in El Paso’s largest district … Continue reading
Many In El Paso Want To Mourn In Peace, Ask Trump Not To Visit
By Mallory Falk, KERA News In El Paso, emotions are still raw after a mass shooting at a Walmart left 22 people dead — many of them Mexican and Mexican-American. Now, the city is bracing for a spectacle only four … Continue reading
After El Paso Shooting, Experts Say Mental Illness Is Not To Blame For Gun Violence
By Syeda Hasan, KERA News Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas needs to do a better job of addressing its mental health care challenges after a deadly mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart. Speaking at a press conference after the … Continue reading
Red Flag Laws, Gun Violence And Angry, White Men
By Stephen Becker, KERA Originally published on August 5, 2019 9:50 pm Gun violence dominated the weekend as at least 22 people were killed by a gunman in El Paso – and nine more were shot to death 12 hours … Continue reading
‘The Ellis Island Of The Southwest’: El Paso Residents Remain Proud Of Immigrant Ties
By Carlos Morales El Paso is a border town with a predominately Hispanic population and a culture linked to both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. And now the community feels like it is being targeted because of that. Residents are … Continue reading
Debunking The Video Games Cause Gun Violence Myth
By Adhiti Bandlamudi Originally published on August 5, 2019 4:34 pm Following the shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, which killed at least 31 people, lawmakers started to point to one factor that could have contributed to shootings: violent … Continue reading
‘Uniquely Lawless’: Security Firm Drops 8chan Website Following El Paso Shooting
By Sasha Ingber, NPR Originally published on August 5, 2019 4:54 pm A Web security company is dropping its protections for 8chan, a controversial online message board where people have posted hateful screeds before carrying out violent and deadly attacks. … Continue reading