How It’s Going: A Tale Told In Tweets

After Uvalde school shooting, Texas police wonder how much training is enough — and will it matter? https://t.co/1RK0Aytlav

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 13, 2022

Authorities say 31 people accused of trying to start a riot at an LGBTQ Pride event in Idaho this weekend belong to extremist group Patriot Front. The organization, based in Texas, was founded after the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.https://t.co/J5OWOIPRUf

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 13, 2022

One research professor said the law enforcement response in Uvalde this month knocks down the argument that good guys with guns are the solution to shootings.

“What we really want is bad guys without guns. That’s a better strategy.” https://t.co/6nd6jHxZWa

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 13, 2022

Texas Republicans want to arm more school employees, but few districts are opting in https://t.co/kSEv0Mg24c

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 13, 2022

Texas House speaker Dade Phelan pitched redirecting more than $100 million of state funding towards boosting mental health and school safety programs before school starts again in the fall, following the school shooting in Uvalde.https://t.co/eAOMEQjRzq

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 13, 2022

Nothing, in other words, will happen. We value things and ideas. We don’t value people.