Following the tragedy of the school shooting in Uvalde on Tuesday morning, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner answered questions regarding the upcoming NRA Convention scheduled for this weekend in Houston and whether it can be canceled.
Beto O'Rourke confronts state leaders on response to Uvalde school shooting
Beto O'Rourke confronted Texas leaders as they held a press conference on the state's response to the deadly Uvalde school shooting. "You are doing nothing," O'Rourke told the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was getting ready to speak. "How many more children must lose their lives from senseless gun violence? The answer to what happened in Uvalde is not to put more guns in our teachers' hands," said the mayor in his remarks during a city council meeting on Wednesday.Beto O'Rourke, who is running for governor of Texas, called on current Texas Governor Greg Abbott to cancel the convention in Houston.
"Governor Abbott, if you have any decency, you will immediately withdraw from this weekend’s NRA convention and urge them to hold it anywhere but Texas."According to the NRA public agenda, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, and former President Donald Trump are scheduled to speak to NRA attendees during the three-day conference.
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