Gun Violence

The number of Texas women killed by their intimate partner with a firearm has nearly doubled the last decade.

Three years after the El Paso mass shooting, “invasion” rhetoric persists as Texas Republicans like Governor Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick invoke similar language when describing the increasing number of undocumented immigrants who try to enter the United States. Some worry this could lead to more violence.

S2P2: AJ McCleod was raised by within the tight community of East Lubbock. Even after moving out of the neighborhood, he still considers it home. Following two tragedies that struck the McCleod family—ripping prominent men out of AJ’s life—ending gun violence became his mission.