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President Biden postpones trip to Austin following shooting at Trump rally
AUSTIN, Texas — President Joe Biden is postponing his trip to Austin after a shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump left one attendee dead and two others critically injured.
Trump was on stage when the shooting took place, and he posted on his social media platform Truth Social that a bullet pierced part of his ear. The FBI said it is investigating the shooting as an assassination attempt.
Biden was set to visit and speak at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library on Monday, July 15, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. The LBJ Foundation said the public program will be postponed to a new date in July, which will be announced this week.
“Given the unfortunate events of the last 24 hours, we anticipated that the President’s schedule could change anytime. We are honored President Biden remains committed to joining us at the LBJ Library to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, and we look forward to hosting [Biden] later this month,” Mark K. Updegrove, president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation, posted on X, formerly Twitter.
The White House also confirmed that Biden would reschedule his visit.
In response to the apparent assassination attempt, the LBJ Foundation posted a joint statement from Luci Baines Johnson, Lynda Johnson Robb and Susan Ford Bales. The statement spoke about the need for the country to heal and their experience with political violence in the past with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, assassination attempts against President Gerald Ford and the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
“Our hearts are shattered over the attempted assassination of former President Trump and the death and injury of several of his supporters,” the statement said. “Our prayers are with all of their families and for healing in our country.”
The statement went on to say, “There is no place for violence in America.”
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AUSTIN, Texas – Barton Springs Pool will reopen to visitors this week.
What they’re saying:
The City of Austin said the pool will reopen on Tuesday, June 23, for the early morning regularly scheduled “swim at your own risk.”
The pool had closed on June 15 due to severe weather.
City staff removed large tree branches, aluminum cans, fishing hooks, and other debris from the water.
The team also cleaned off decks and reinstalled the diving board in preparation for the pool’s reopening.
The Source: Information from the City of Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — A high-stakes vote this week could shape what Texas public school students learn in social studies for the next decade, as the State Board of Education considers proposed new standards that supporters say will strengthen civics instruction and critics call deeply flawed.
The board begins its meeting Monday morning to review the proposed social studies standards and is expected to vote Friday.
FULL STORY | Texas education board to vote Friday on proposed social studies standards
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