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Sen. Ted Cruz was confronted on a flight Thursday for not supporting stricter gun laws following the May 24 Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead. In a video filmed and shared by Twitter user @Nathan_VBB, a supporter of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke who lives in Washington D.C., Cruz and other passengers are shown unloading their bags when the man recording jokes: "Hey, we're in Houston? I thought we were going to Cancun?" After removing his headphones, Cruz takes notice of the man who then sarcastically tells him: "Senator, thank you for everything you've done since Uvalde. All those podcast episodes must have raised a lot of money for you." Cruz co-hosts a regular show called Verdict, on which he recently announced he'll vote against a bill protecting same-sex marriages at the federal level. Senator Cruz was on my flight, and I asked him to name any of the Uvalde victims. @betoorourke our … [Read more...] about Beto supporter asks Ted Cruz to name a single Uvalde shooting victim

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Parents of some of the 19 children killed in the Uvalde school massacre in Texas lashed out at Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over his opposition to tougher gun control on Friday before the issue was likely to take center stage in his only debate with Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke. The presence of five Uvalde families in the southern Rio Grande Valley, a border region that is hosting the debate and has emerged as a central backdrop for November's midterm elections, underscored the sustained anger over one of America's deadliest classroom shootings and how the tragedy has refocused the competitive governor's race. “This is more than just a political race. Lives are on the line," said Felix Rubio, whose 10-year-old daughter Lexi was killed in the shooting. Their frustration previewed what O'Rourke, who … [Read more...] about Uvalde families make presence felt at Texas governor debate