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Texas, United States · TexasDon McLaughlin was mayor of Uvalde when a gunman entered Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. McLaughlin requested an independent investigation into the response of his police force to the mass shooting. The investigation, conducted by a city-hired consultant, exonerates all 25 officers who responded that day.See the Story
Former mayor ‘shocked’ investigation exonerates all Uvalde officers in Robb shooting
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Texas, United States · TexasJoyce Slocum, 66, died Sunday from complications of colon cancer. She led both NPR and Texas Public Radio into a new era for public media. She was a successful lawyer and media executive who used her intelligence and principals as a moral force to shepherd news organizations through turbulent times.See the Story
Texas has lost a public media titan. TPR’s President and CEO Joyce Slocum dies at 66
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Texas, United States · TexasThe Texas Republican Party is dealing with internal turmoil while still maintaining its grip on power. Some lifelong Republicans say the party has become too extreme for them, but they're still conservatives. Political scientists say personality and loyalty to certain Republican politicians like Trump and Attorney General Ken Paxton have become paramount in the GOP.See the Story
Once Republican — or still trying — some conservative Texans look for an extreme-free zone
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Veterans · San AntonioThe 3rd Battalion 24th Infantry Regiment was a unit of Buffalo Soldiers, Black enlisted men commanded by white officers. In 1917, they arrived in Houston to guard the construction of a new training base. Under Jim Crow, racial tensions in the city were high. A military court convicted 110 Black soldiers of mutiny, murder and assault.Nineteen of the soldiers were executed at Fort Sam Houston and buried in unmarked graves.See the Story
VA dedicates new headstones to honor Black soldiers executed after miscarriage of justice
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