- Families speak out after the attack: ‘I’ll never forget that smile’
- Gunman sent private messages about attack on Facebook
- Beto O’Rourke confronts Abbott: ‘You are doing nothing’
- ‘Just a loving little boy’: the victims of the Texas school shooting
- World reacts with horror and incomprehension to Texas shooting
- Why can’t America do anything to stop mass shootings?
As the US begins to reflect on the events of yesterday as it begins to wake up, several politicians have made calls to action or asked pressing questions. Tulsi Gabbard, who ran for the Democratic party presidential nominations in 2020, said:
We grieve for the 21 who were killed in Texas today. But grieving is not enough—we could have, and must now, take commonsense actions to prevent these tragedies, like establishing single points of entry into schools, armed guards, trained staff, mental health services & more.