A Texas House committee is taking up gun bills on Tuesday in the first legislative session since the Uvalde school shooting.
Gun control bills face an uphill climb in the GOP-led Legislature, which has steadily loosened state firearm laws.
Family of those killed by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, stand with Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez during a news conference at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Gutierrez says he is filing legislation in the wake of Texas' rising gun violence. AUSTIN – State lawmakers are considering gun control bills prioritized by families who lost loved ones in the Uvalde school massacre.
On Tuesday, a House committee will hear public testimony on more than a dozen proposals, including raising the
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