Red flag laws get little use as shootings, gun deaths soar
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Condon, B.
09/03/2022
2 doc(s)
Crime prevention; Gun violence; Red flag laws
Texas leaders want to boost mental health care. What about a ‘red flag’ law?
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
06/16/2022
3 doc(s)
Children's mental health; Phelan, Dade; School safety; Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine
‘I’m not that optimistic’
El Paso Times
Dearman, E.
02/16/2020
3 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
Background checks; Gun control; Huffman, Joan; Rodríguez, José; School safety; Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety; Shootings; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood); Whitmire, John; Zaffirini, Judith
Slain child’s family pushes for stronger gun laws on her 12th birthday
San Antonio Express News
O'Hare, P.
02/12/2020
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Family violence; Gun control
O’Rourke: help or hindrance?
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
02/07/2020
2 doc(s)
Bean, Lydia; Beckley, Michelle; Dixon, Paige; Israel, Celia; O'Rourke, Beto; Riddell, Steve; Texas House campaigns; Williams, Likeithia 'Keke'
Texans overwhelmingly want gun background checks, are open to red flag laws, DMN-UT Tyler poll finds
Dallas Morning News
Morris, A.
02/03/2020
2 doc(s)
Background checks; Clardy, Travis; Gun control; Gun sales and purchases; Patrick, Dan; Presidential candidates; Public opinion polls; Red flag laws
Man who stopped White Settlement church shooting warns of attack on Second Amendment
Dallas Morning News
Morris, A.
01/28/2020
2 doc(s)
Churches; Gun control; Shootings
Forget red-flag laws to tackle guns. Here’s a better way that focuses on mental health
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Lott, J.
01/26/2020
2 doc(s)
Gun control; Mentally ill persons; Red flag laws
Texas Gov. Abbott must lead on law to curtail mass shootings
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
01/16/2020
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gun control; Red flag laws
Some question how Texas church shooter was able to get a firearm
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Johnson, K.
01/13/2020
4 doc(s)
Churches; Gun control; Gun sales and purchases; Patrick, Dan; Powell, Beverly; Red flag laws; Shootings
GOP must go beyond gestures on gun safety
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
10/27/2019
1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Gun safety; Huffman, Joan; Protective orders; Red flag laws
Amid spate of US mass shootings, more states allowing gun seizures
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Fischler, J.
09/13/2019
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gun control; National Rifle Association; Ohio; Red flag laws; Shootings
Background checks just a first step
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
09/13/2019
3 doc(s)
Background checks; Gun sales and purchases; National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Patrick, Dan
Gun control proposals aim to take away our guns
Austin American Statesman
Loucks, D.
09/12/2019
3 doc(s)
Background checks; Gun sales and purchases; O'Rourke, Beto
Fort Worth mayor, Texas police chiefs join national call for tighter gun restrictions
Dallas Morning News
Cobler, P.
09/10/2019
3 doc(s)
Acevedo, Art; Background checks; Escobar, Veronica; Gun sales and purchases; Patrick, Dan; Red flag laws
The NRA’s history is important to America, but its future is crucial too
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
09/09/2019
1 doc(s)
Gun control; National Rifle Association
Special session needed now on gun reform
Houston Chronicle
Straus, J.
09/09/2019
4 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Gun violence; House Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety; Special session potential topics; Straus, Joe, III
After another mass shooting, the status quo remains
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
09/08/2019
8 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Executive orders; Gun control; Special session potential topics
Texas isn’t ready for a special session on guns. But leaders must get ready to act
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
09/05/2019
6 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Gun laws; Gun violence; Patrick, Dan; Schaefer, Matt; Special session potential topics
Time for Abbott to deliver action on gun safety
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
09/04/2019
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gun safety; Schaefer, Matt; Shootings
It’s Up to Gov. Abbott Now
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
09/04/2019
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gun sales and purchases
2nd Texas shooting rekindles gun debate
San Antonio Express News
Wermund, B.
09/04/2019
2 TX bill(s) 8 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Cruz, Ted; Gun control; Rosenthal, Jon E.; Shootings
Democrats push GOP on gun laws
San Antonio Express News
Cunningham, P.
09/02/2019
8 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Background checks; Gun sales and purchases; Trump, Donald
Create warning system for violence
San Antonio Express News
Gutierrez, R.
08/27/2019
1 doc(s)
Gutierrez, Roland; Red flag laws
Response to shootings must go beyond words
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
08/26/2019
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gun sales and purchases; Red flag laws
Abbott hosts a roundtable on gun violence
Houston Chronicle
Morris, A.
08/23/2019
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gun control; Public demonstrations; Rodríguez, José
Hundreds rally at Capitol to honor shooting victims, call for gun reform
Austin American Statesman
Garcia, A.
08/19/2019
1 doc(s)
Doggett, Lloyd; Gun violence; Public demonstrations; Rodríguez, José
Gov. Abbott: No special session on guns, red flag laws
San Antonio Express News
Wermund, B.
08/17/2019
3 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Castro, Joaquin; Gun violence; Red flag laws
Red flags? Make a call
Dallas Morning News
Emily, J.
08/11/2019
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Red flag laws
Patrick doubts red flag success
San Antonio Express News
Wallace, J.
08/09/2019
1 doc(s)
Patrick, Dan; Red flag laws
Gov. Greg Abbott calls for more roundtable discussions on gun violence
Austin American Statesman
Zdun, M.
08/08/2019
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gun control; Red flag laws; Shootings
Calls grow for 'red flag' gun laws after El Paso massacre, but shooter didn’t set off alarms
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
08/08/2019
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gun control; Red flag laws; Shootings
Can an approach to root out dangerous health care providers help us identify mass shooters?
Dallas Morning News
Anderson, A.
08/08/2019
2 doc(s)
Databases; Health care providers; Red flag laws
Action needed to keep guns out of evildoers’ hands
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
08/07/2019
3 doc(s)
Gun control; Shootings
EL PASO SHOOTING: In Texas, lawmakers tend to expand, not limit, gun rights
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
08/05/2019
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
86th Legislature; Abbott, Greg; El Paso, Texas; Gun laws; Shootings; Turner, Chris; Watson, Kirk
Abbott vowed to lead on guns and safety. He didn’t.
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
08/05/2019
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
86th Legislature; Abbott, Greg; El Paso, Texas; Gun safety; Gun violence; Shootings
Partisan divide defines gun issues at Capitol
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
02/14/2019
11 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Canales, Terry; Citizen political participation; Creighton, Brandon; Gun control; Howard, Donna; Huffman, Joan; Red flag laws; Rodríguez, José; Stickland, Jonathan; Zaffirini, Judith
Gun-seizure laws grow in popularity since Parkland shooting
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Foley, R.
02/10/2019
1 doc(s)
Red flag laws; School shootings
‘Red flag’ law in Texas might have saved brother’s life
Houston Chronicle
Cobb, C.
02/01/2019
3 doc(s)
Gun suicide; Gun violence; Red flag laws
Come and Take It: Confiscating guns in Texas isn’t easy
Houston Chronicle
Dexheimer, E.
01/20/2019
7 doc(s)
Family violence; Gun control; Mentally ill persons; Red flag laws
The U.S. must address gun violence
Austin American Statesman
Martin, M.
11/12/2018
1 doc(s)
Gun violence
Santa Fe shooting created zero momentum at Texas Capitol for new gun-control laws
Houston Chronicle
Marfin, C.
08/27/2018
4 doc(s)
Crime statistics; Guns; School safety; Theft
TWO VIEWS: ‘Red flag’ law makes us vulnerable to ‘thought police’
Austin American Statesman
Malone, R.
08/13/2018
2 doc(s)
Red flag laws
TWO VIEWS: Let’s send a ‘red flag’ message to ourselves
Austin American Statesman
Smith, G.
08/13/2018
1 doc(s)
Guns; Red flag laws
Protect schools with sensible gun restrictions
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
08/08/2018
3 doc(s)
Children's mental health; Red flag laws; School safety
Texas leaders raise white flag on red-flag law
Waco Tribune Herald
Editorial
08/08/2018
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Collier, Mike; Patrick, Dan; Red flag laws
Senate school safety plan: More counselors, marshals; no ‘red flag’ law
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
08/07/2018
4 doc(s)
Children's mental health; School safety
Senators urge arming more Texas teachers, counseling more students — but fall silent on gun control
Dallas Morning News
Stone, B.
08/07/2018
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Hancock, Kelly; Interim studies; Red flag laws; School marshals; School safety; Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Security; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood)
Texas Senate school safety committee recommends focusing on mental health, avoids gun control
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Choi, M.
08/07/2018
4 doc(s)
Children's mental health; Huffines, Don; School marshals; School safety
Senate lawmakers back Patrick, uninterested in more ‘red flag’ gun restrictions
Houston Chronicle
Zelinski, A.
08/07/2018
2 doc(s)
Family violence; Interim studies; Patrick, Dan; Red flag laws; School safety; Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Security
Texas officials should oppose 3-D guns now
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
08/03/2018
2 doc(s)
3D printing; Gun hardware and ammunition
State Capital Highlights: Select panel considers approaches to mass shooting prevention
Austin American Statesman
Sterling, E.
08/02/2018
4 doc(s)
Children of immigrants; Jones, Delwin; Mexican-American Legislative Caucus; Protective orders; School safety
‘Red flag’ bill must get vote by our lawmakers
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
07/30/2018
3 doc(s)
Patrick, Dan; Red flag laws; Straus, Joe, III
Largest police group in Texas endorses Greg Abbott over former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
07/28/2018
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas; Gubernatorial campaigns; Law enforcement; Valdez, Lupe
Lt. Gov. Patrick says no to Texas red flag laws aimed at gun regulation
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
07/26/2018
2 doc(s)
Patrick, Dan; Red flag laws
After Santa Fe school shooting, Texas unlikely to expand weak red-flag gun law
San Antonio Express News
Marfin, C.
07/26/2018
5 doc(s)
Family violence; Protective orders; Red flag laws
Sides clash over need for court-ordered gun removals in Texas
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
07/25/2018
3 doc(s)
Gun violence; Patrick, Dan; Red flag laws; Rodríguez, José; Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Security
Gun rights crowd fights 'red flag' idea
Dallas Morning News
Stone, B.
07/25/2018
3 doc(s)
Patrick, Dan; Red flag laws; Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Security; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood); West, Royce
To stop campus shootings, young must school the old
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
07/08/2018
3 doc(s)
School safety; School violence
This is why any new gun 'red flag' restrictions face steep roadblock in Texas
San Angelo Standard Times
Moritz, J.
07/05/2018
3 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Gun control; Howard, Donna; Moody, Joe; Patterson, Jerry; Red flag laws
Waiting for a Texas ‘red flag’ law to remove guns from potential mass murderers? Don’t hold your breath
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
06/29/2018
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Howard, Donna; Moody, Joe; Red flag laws; Rodríguez, José
In first talk since Santa Fe, Texas House panel weighs gun law changes
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
06/26/2018
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Gun control; Gun storage; Hefner, Cole; Red flag laws; School safety
Should state bar gun access for some?
Dallas Morning News
Stone, B.
06/26/2018
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Gun storage; Mentally ill persons; Moody, Joe; Red flag laws
New ‘red flag’ law would be fair and reasonable
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
06/25/2018
4 doc(s)
Red flag laws
Former educator disarms argument to equip teachers with guns
Houston Chronicle
Bursey, M.
06/22/2018
6 doc(s)
Guns; Red flag laws; School safety; Teachers
Texas lawmakers to begin debate over red flag law to prevent mass shootings
Houston Chronicle
Marfin, C.
06/22/2018
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Gun control; Moody, Joe; Red flag laws; Rodríguez, José; Texas Democratic Party
