Uvalde Approves $2M Settlement for Families of Elementary School Shooting Victims April 28, 2025 By Jim Vertuno City leaders in Uvalde, Texas, approved a $2 million settlement for families of the victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary...
Texas Governor Criticizes CenterPoint Energy After Beryl Power Outages July 17, 2024 By Jim Vertuno and Nadia Lathan The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed by Wednesday, the city’s main utility company said...
Uvalde Families Sue Meta and Call of Duty Maker May 28, 2024 By Jim Vertuno AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Families in Uvalde took more legal action Friday on the second anniversary of the Robb Elementary...
Police Investigate How Texas Church Shooter Obtained Rifle Despite Mental Illness February 15, 2024 By Juan A. Lozano and Jim Vertuno HOUSTON (AP) — The shooter who opened fire at a Houston megachurch before being gunned down by security officers used...
Texas Prosecutor Drops Most Cases Against Austin Police Officers Over Tactics Used During 2020 Protests December 6, 2023 By Paul J. Weber and Jim Vertuno AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics...
Drag Performers and LGBTQ+ Advocates Sue to Block Texas Law Expanding Ban on Sexual Performances August 4, 2023 By Jim Vertuno AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A group of drag performers and LGBTQ+ rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to...
Stalled Gun Bill Advances in Texas After Recent Mass Shootings May 10, 2023 By Acacia Coronado and Jim Vertuno AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Facing new pressure over gun violence in Texas after two more mass shootings, Republicans on Monday...
Alex Jones Admits Sandy Hook Attack was ‘100% Real’ August 4, 2022 By Jim Vertuno Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook...
Sandy Hook Father: Alex Jones ‘Cowardly’ for Missing Court August 3, 2022 By Jim Vertuno The father of a 6-year-old killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting said Tuesday that it was “cowardly” of...
Alex Jones’ Media Company Files for Bankruptcy Amid Trial August 1, 2022 By Jim Vertuno Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy on Friday, but his attorney said it should...