Texas lawmakers passed another set of bills making it easier for gun owners to access and keep firearms, and expanded the kinds of weapons they can access.
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The general contracting company for a memorial honoring the 10 people killed in the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting was announced Friday, two days before the seven-year anniversary of the shooting.
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The memorial on the campus southeast of Houston will feature 10 tall, steel feather structures and footprints cast from the shoes of the eight students and two teachers who died in the shooting.
The parents of accused shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis were found not liable in the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting that left 10 people dead and 13 others injured.
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A three week trial targeting the shooter's parents Antonios Pagourtzis and Rose Marie Kosmetatos, who prosecutors said failed to prevent the massacre and get psychiatric treatment for their son, came to a halt late Monday when a jury found the pair not legally liable.
Mother of accused Santa Fe High School shooter takes stand in final week of civil trial
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Months after the DOJ tossed a request to investigate the Santa Fe school shooting police response and mistakenly referenced it as the incorrect mass shooting, families and lawmakers are demanding answers and a formal apology.
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In a Monday letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Santa Fe Mayor Brandon Noto said the error was ridiculous and "shows a total disregard for the lives that were lost that day and a lack of respect for the grieving families who are left behind."
Victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting will soon get their day in court – six years after 10 people were killed and 13 others were injured by a lone gunman south of Houston.
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A range of victims and witnesses are expected to testify in the civil case against accused shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis and his parents. Evidence related to the 2018 shooting will be made public for the first time.
Survivors of the Santa Fe High School shooting, and the relatives of the eight students and two teachers who were killed, have waited nearly six years for a measure of justice. Now they’ll have to wait at least a couple more months.
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Survivors of the 2018 mass shooting near Houston, and the relatives of the 10 people who died, are seeking to hold the shooter's parents responsible in a lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages. The criminal case is indefinitely on hold because the accused shooter is not mentally competent to stand trial.
Nearly six years after the Santa Fe High School shooting massacre that left 10 people dead and 13 more injured, a Galveston judge on Thursday set a civil trial date against the parents of the alleged shooter.
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Ewing set the trial after Ron Rodgers, attorney of the parents, said he has intentions of withdrawing as their legal counsel. Ewing also urged Rodgers to file the motion to withdraw as soon as possible.
Nearly six years after 10 people died and 13 others were injured in a shooting at Santa Fe High School, a capital murder trial remains on hold as the accused killer was again recommitted to a state hospital for mental health treatment.
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Dimitrios Pagourtzis, charged with capital murder of multiple persons and aggravated assault of a public servant for his role in the 2018 shooting that killed 10 and left 13 others injured, has been confined to North Texas State Hospital in Vernon since 2019. It's possible that doctors from the facility could be called to testify in court about Pagourtzis' treatment and progress, according to his defense attorney.
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