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

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.

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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

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

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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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Three days after being put on leave, principal of Uvalde’s Robb Elementary is back on the job

Principal Mandy Gutierrez was reinstated after responding to a Texas House committee’s report that accused her of lax security oversight at the school.

by Sanford Nowlin July 29, 2022August 17, 2023

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Uvalde school board postpones meeting to discuss firing police Chief Pete Arredondo

The school district canceled the meeting at the request of Arredondo’s lawyer. A new date has not been set.

by Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2022August 17, 2023

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Video released from Uvalde shooting shows sluggish police response

The lengthy delay seen as police gather in the hallway backs up Texas Department of Public Safety reports that officers waited more than hour after the shooting began to take down the suspect.

by Sanford Nowlin July 13, 2022May 25, 2025

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State Senator from San Antonio, Uvalde mayor say state isn’t aiding school-shooting families

The elected officials said one family almost had its power cut off while its child was in the hospital, while others only got ‘meager’ bereavement benefits.

by Sanford Nowlin July 6, 2022August 17, 2023

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Assclown Alert: Calling the Uvalde police response a failure doesn’t let DPS’s Steven McCraw off the hook

It’s telling that State Sen. Roland Gutierrez sued DPS to demand it release information about the law-enforcement response to the shooting.

by Sanford Nowlin June 28, 2022August 25, 2024

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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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Reports: Police didn’t try to open doors for 77 minutes before confronting Uvalde gunman

A source close to the investigation said surveillance footage showed police didn’t check to see whether the doors were unlocked.

by Sanford Nowlin June 20, 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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FBI Hiring Teachers, Downtown Hotel Lawsuit: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

The fallout of Uvalde’s school shooting continued to dominate local headlines, but our two most-read stories weren’t directly related to the tragedy.

by San Antonio Current Staff June 3, 2022December 8, 2023

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Report: Uvalde police ‘coordinating’ with bikers to keep media from covering school shooting funeral

Bikers physically obstructed cameras, followed reporters and threatened to have them arrested, according to one account.

by Sanford Nowlin June 2, 2022March 4, 2025

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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 School Shooting, Shark Tank: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Understandably, readers were looking for news to help make sense of the tragic and pointless school shooting in Uvalde.

by San Antonio Current Staff May 27, 2022August 17, 2023

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Parents of kids in Uvalde school accuse law enforcement of failing to act quickly enough

‘Let’s just rush in because the cops aren’t doing anything like they are supposed to,’ one parent said.

by Sanford Nowlin May 26, 2022August 17, 2023