Texas leaders in both parties condemn the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk .

On Friday, authorities arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson of Utah for Kirk's murder. The shooting happened as Kirk was speaking with about 3,000 students at Utah Valley University Wednesday in Orem, which is about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City. Kirk was the founder of Turning Point USA, which he turned into a conservative powerhouse that attracted tens of thousands of young people at college campuses across the country. He welcomed all to debate him on the issues. Kirk was 31 and left behind his wife and two young children.

State Representative Brian Harrison , R-Midlothian told CBS News Texas, "It was an absolute punch in the gut. It is simultaneously heartbreaking and inf

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