Escaped Texas inmate Gonzalo Lopez fatally shot during chase after allegedly killing family of 5

The manhunt for escaped Texas inmate, Gonzalo Lopez, came to a dramatic end moments after a family of five from the Houston area were found dead in what officials called the family's "weekend residence" in Leon County.

Uvalde school police chief didn’t know of 911 calls from students inside school: Texas senator

The Uvalde school police chief didn’t know of the panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside school, says Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who called it a "system failure."

New 3D-printed ear could be a game-changer for organ transplants, doctors say

A first-of-its-kind ear reconstruction that used a 3D-printed ear made from human cells could be a game-changer for regenerative medicine, doctors say.

Uvalde teacher closed propped-open door before attack, Texas police say

The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock, state police said Tuesday.

70 missing children, including sex trafficking victims, found in Texas operation

The missing children, ranging in ages 10 to 17, included victims of sex trafficking and physical and sexual abuse. They were found in Texas, Colorado and Mexico.

Biden, first lady visit grieving families in Uvalde

The visit to Uvalde is President Biden’s second trip in less than two weeks to comfort a community in mourning after a mass shooting.

Texas school shooting: NRA speakers call for better school security, mental health approach

One by one, speakers took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state. And one by one, they insisted that changing U.S. gun laws or further restricting access to firearms was not the answer.

Mother of Texas school shooter says she wants people to forgive her son: report

The mother of the gunman who shot and killed 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school says she wants the public to forgive him for what he did.

Northwestern professor says federal assault weapons ban would save many lives

Dr. Post says what emboldens those shooters is access to assault weapons. Her research shows mass shootings, which she defines as four or more people killed, increased and became more lethal when the federal assault weapons ban ended in 2004.

Texas school shooter walked through apparently unlocked door, police say

The gunman did not initially encounter any law enforcement officers when he entered Robb Elementary School and opened fire, killing 19 children and two teachers.

Mother of Texas school shooter was in disbelief about son shooting grandmother, boyfriend's mom says

Ramos’s mother, Adriana Reyes, was in disbelief that her son was capable of such violence on Tuesday evening, telling her boyfriend’s mother hours after the attack that she was still looking for Ramos and didn’t think that the 18-year-old would shoot his grandmother, according to Maria Alvarez.