Members of law enforcement lay flowers at a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School.

Uvalde CISD fires former state trooper reportedly under review for school shooting response

A letter from July shows that the Department of Public Safety let a Uvalde CISD police official know the job candidate was under investigation.

by Sanford Nowlin October 7, 2022August 3, 2023

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Uvalde parents outraged that school district has hired former DPS trooper under investigation

‘If my son had been in there, I would not have been outside,’ the former state trooper reportedly said during the tragedy.

by Sanford Nowlin October 6, 2022August 17, 2023

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Warden of West Texas immigration detention center arrested in migrant’s death was previously accused of abusing detainees

The brothers reportedly told law enforcement they were looking for animals to shoot. One man was killed and a woman was injured.

by Alejandro Serrano, Uriel J. García and William Melhado, The Texas Tribune September 30, 2022July 31, 2024

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Texas’ top cop told his captains ‘no one’ would be fired over Uvalde police response, notes show

DPS Director Steven McCraw also said agency leaders for the Uvalde region ‘did what they are supposed to do’ and ‘stepped up to meet the moment,’ meeting notes show.

by Sanford Nowlin September 9, 2022August 15, 2024

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Analysis: The Uvalde school board has fired Chief Pete Arredondo. Accountability shouldn’t end there.

Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw and Gov. Greg Abbott have also failed to lead following the tragic shooting.

by Sanford Nowlin August 25, 2022May 24, 2024

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Termination hearing for Uvalde School District police chief delayed — again

Chief Pete Arredondo has faced mounting criticism for his response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School.

by Michael Karlis August 4, 2022October 28, 2024

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News organizations sue Texas Department of Public Safety for withholding info on Uvalde shooting

The coalition includes the Texas Tribune, the Washington Post, the New York Times Co., CNN and other major outlets.

by Sanford Nowlin August 2, 2022August 17, 2023

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Legal questions shroud Gov. Greg Abbott’s move to bus migrants back to the border

Some experts say the actions create little change in immigration enforcement. Others say they invite a legal battle.

by James Barragán and Uriel J García, The Texas Tribune August 1, 2022August 17, 2023

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State Sen. Roland Gutierrez sues Texas Department of Public Safety over Uvalde shooting records

Families affected by the tragedy have ‘been met with lies, misstatements, and shifts of blame,’ the suit states.

by Sanford Nowlin June 22, 2022August 17, 2023

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Texas agencies fight releasing records that could help clarify response to Uvalde school shooting

ProPublica and the Texas Tribune have submitted about 70 requests to state and local agencies for emergency response documentation surrounding the mass shooting at Robb Elementary. Most likely won’t be released publicly for months, if ever.

by Lexi Churchill, ProPublica June 18, 2022August 17, 2023

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Lawmaker says Uvalde Police Department isn’t cooperating with Texas House investigation

A three-member committee is in Uvalde to investigate the law-enforcement response to the school shooting that left 21 people dead.

by Sanford Nowlin June 17, 2022August 17, 2023

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Greg Abbott’s handwritten notes raise fresh questions over who ‘misled’ him about Uvalde shooting response

The nine pages of blue ink on white lined paper show how the governor prepared his remarks for a news conference May 25, the day after the shooting — presumably based on information being given to him.

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune June 15, 2022August 17, 2023

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13 Texas state troopers among the police who waited in hallway before confronting Uvalde shooter

Until now, DPS officials haven’t publicly stated the extent of troopers’ involvement in entering the school.

by Sanford Nowlin June 14, 2022May 30, 2024

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Police chief who led the response to the school shooting in Uvalde had no radio at the scene, reports say

The revelation is the latest to point to deficiencies and missteps in authorities’ response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School.

by Joshua Fechter and Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune June 3, 2022January 23, 2025

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Top cop at Uvalde shooting scene didn’t get word about kids trapped inside, lawmaker says

The 911 dispatcher relayed the information to Uvalde city police, not the commander at the scene, who oversees school district cops.

by Michael Karlis June 2, 2022August 17, 2023

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San Antonio Rep. Joaquin Castro says Abbott lied about what he knew about Uvalde police response

Castro said at least 2 of the 19 officers that waited in a hallway and failed to engage the gunman were from DPS.

by Michael Karlis June 2, 2022February 26, 2024

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Uvalde city and district police departments stop cooperating with school shooting probe

The development is the latest chaotic turn in the state’s attempt to explain law enforcement’s response to the shooting that killed 21 people.

by Sanford Nowlin June 1, 2022August 17, 2023

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‘The wrong decision’: Texas DPS says local police made crucial error as school shooting continued

Uvalde’s local incident commander thought the active shooting had stopped and that the gunman had barricaded himself inside the school. Inside, the killing continued.

by Joshua Fechter and Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune May 27, 2022August 17, 2023

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Report shows Texas leaders’ repeated attempts to mislead the public about Operation Lone Star

Gov. Greg Abbott says his immigration crackdown has nabbed 887 pounds of fentanyl, for example, but that number is statewide, not from the border.

by Sanford Nowlin April 27, 2022August 17, 2023

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Some Texas Republicans push for Gov. Greg Abbott to use state personnel to deport migrants

Declaring an “invasion” under the U.S. Constitution is an incendiary idea that would spark immediate court challenges given that immigration law enforcement is a federal responsibility.

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune April 23, 2022February 10, 2025