Texas Lawmakers Respond to Minnesota Catholic School Shooting

A devastating Catholic school shooting has taken place in Minnesota, leaving two dead and seventeen injured. READ MORE.

State Senator Roland Gutierrez: "Not even a week into the school year and there is already a mass shooting in an American school. This is the only country where this happens, because Republicans have made it easy for anyone to get a gun and inflict this type of carnage."

State Rep. Brian Harrison: "House leadership is again REWARDING Democrats who broke quorum by letting them add multiple amendments."

Rep. Greg Casar: "Sending love to the victims, families, and first responders in Minnesota. People deserve to feel safe in their communities. A future without gun violence isn't just possible -- it's necessary."

State Rep. Briscoe Cain: "Texas is NOT for sale to our enemies. Proud to stand with @GregAbbott_TX  and my colleagues in the House and Senate as he signed SB 17 into law, banning hostile foreign nations from buying up our land."

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Texas Lawmakers Respond to Minnesota Catholic School Shooting — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina

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LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina