On Wednesday, the Texas House of Representatives voted 116-28 in favor of closing a background check loophole for purchasing firearms. Credit: Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune This article ...

Amid a lack of clear ... Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the GOP negotiator in the recently passed federal legislation, has implied the shooter had mental health issues as a juvenile. “Enhanced ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com ... "I had to resign and couldn't get a job, can't pass a background check." Wallis was a former Southern Methodist University quarterback. He taught and coached ...

DPS then sends the information to the FBI for use in the National Instant Criminal Background Check ... U.S. Attorney General in 2019. Texas’ law does not outline similar procedures to ensure ...

Feb. 23, 2024. Paxton announced Wednesday that Texas was leading a four-state coalition that sued to block federal requirements expanding background checks before gun sales. (AP Photo/Jose Luis ...

Texas lawmakers have closed a loophole in state ... of juveniles age 16 and older for inclusion in the federal gun background check system. The bill, which had already received unanimous support ...