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A federal judge ruled Monday that the Force failed to flag a conviction that might have kept a gunman from legally buying a weapon used to kill more than two dozen people.
Worshippers and elected officials gathered to commemorate the new space as the names of the victims were read.
No one saw the Sutherland Springs massacre coming. But the signs were there.
The Holcombe family's losses account for one-third of the Sutherland Springs shooting deaths.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Pews were replaced with 26 handcrafted chairs that marked where worshippers were slain.
Last Sunday, members of First Baptist Church were gunned down in their pews. This Sunday, survivors worshipped under a tent.
Shortly before Haley Krueger, 16, was slain in a massacre, she wrote about heaven in her notebook.
The First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs may join other mass shooting sites that have sought new beginnings after tragedy.
Texas is among a majority of states with "fetal homicide laws" on the books.