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Gov. Greg Abbott waited hours to call Texas’ top cop the day of Uvalde shooting, lawmaker says

Abbott ‘has done absolutely nothing, which is why we’re sharing this today,’ State Sen. Roland Gutierrez said.

by Sanford Nowlin November 7, 2022December 8, 2023

Abbott ‘has done absolutely nothing, which is why we’re sharing this today,’ State Sen. Roland Gutierrez said.

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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

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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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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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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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.