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Houston Texans honor Uvalde shooting victims, host high school team at Week 1 game

HOUSTON -- The Texans used their opener Sunday against Indianapolis to honor and remember the victims of the Uvalde Elementary school shooting.

The Texans hosted the Uvalde high school football team and wore "Uvalde Strong" decals on their helmets after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a shooting there in May.

The team joined with grocery store chain H-E-B to pay for the team to travel the 280 miles from Uvalde and watch the game from a suite. It's part of the team's continuing support for the community after donating $400,000 to the Robb Elementary School memorial fund soon after the shooting.