Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas speaks from Uvalde, Texas, after canceling an in-person appearance at the National Rifle Association's annual convention.

A top Texas state police official said there was 'no excuse' for a decision by the local police not to breach the classroom where students were trapped with the gunman for more than an hour.

Three days after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, admitted that law enforcement made several missteps when trying to stop the gunman.

Students who were in the classroom with the gunman called 911 several times, according to the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Texas law enforcement officials hold a news conference three days after a gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, said the legislation put forward in response to the mass shooting in Buffalo, would have strengthened the government's efforts to combat domestic terrorism.

Javier Cazares, whose 9-year-old daughter was killed in the massacre at Robb Elementary School, expressed his frustration with law enforcement's response to the shooting. 'A lot more could have been prevented,' he said.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken presented a small part of President Biden's strategy on China, which aims to limit the Asian superpower's increasingly aggressive actions.

A Texas state police official disputed initial reports that the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School was confronted by a school district police officer.

Officials hold a news conference two days after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.