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Texas Leaders Demand Stricter Immigrant Vetting After Waco Shooting

3/3/2026

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Following the Waco shooting by Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized Senegalese citizen, Ken Paxton urged tougher immigrant vetting.
The Austin attack killed three and injured more than a dozen.
Paxton blamed the Biden administration's immigration policies for hampering law enforcement.
Republicans, including Sen. John Cornyn, echoed concerns about vetting and radicalization.
Rep. Wesley Hunt warned, "Radical Islam has NO place in Texas," signaling fallout before the GOP primary.

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Following the Waco shooting by Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized Senegalese citizen, Ken Paxton urged tougher immigrant vetting.
The Austin attack killed three and injured more than a dozen.
Paxton blamed the Biden administration's immigration policies for hampering law enforcement.
Republicans, including Sen. John Cornyn, echoed concerns about vetting and radicalization.
Rep. Wesley Hunt warned, "Radical Islam has NO place in Texas," signaling fallout before the GOP primary.