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

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 principal placed on leave pushes back against investigation’s findings about school security

In a letter to the Texas House committee investigating the state’s deadliest school shooting, Robb Elementary principal Mandy Gutierrez says school leaders weren’t complacent about security.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune July 28, 2022August 17, 2023

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Uvalde school board asks Gov. Abbott to convene Texas legislature to pass new assault rifle rule

The 18-year-old gunman in the Robb Elementary School shooting used an assault rifle to carry out the massacre.

by Sanford Nowlin July 26, 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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Ted Cruz says more cops will halt mass shootings, even though it didn’t work that way in Uvalde

Texas’ junior senator added that the passage of the first new gun-reform legislation in decades is likely to ‘do nothing to prevent violent crime.’

by Sanford Nowlin July 22, 2022August 3, 2023

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Uvalde superintendent recommends firing of school Police Chief Pete Arredondo

A Texas House committee investigating the incident blasted Arredondo for failing to lead at the scene of the Robb Elementary School shooting.

by Sanford Nowlin July 20, 2022August 17, 2023

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Only one Texas Republican in the U.S. House voted to protect marriage equality

San Antonio-area U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales was the sole Texas Republican to vote for the legislation, while U.S. Rep. Chip Roy voted against it.

by Sanford Nowlin July 20, 2022August 17, 2023

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Document shows Uvalde officials tried to put spin on shooting response, New York Times reports

The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety refused to endorse the document during a ‘heated’ meeting days after the shooting.

by Sanford Nowlin July 19, 2022March 30, 2025

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Bad Takes: Gov. Greg Abbott’s focus on fentanyl comes as he looks to deflect from his failures

The governor is showing concern about overdose deaths as he faces scrutiny for mishandling gun violence, COVID-19 and the electrical grid.

by Kevin Sanchez July 19, 2022May 11, 2025

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Report details law enforcement errors at Uvalde shooting, including officer failing to fire at gunman

The report says delays in taking down the gunman could have meant the difference between life and death for some of the wounded.

by Sanford Nowlin July 7, 2022May 20, 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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Bad Takes: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ghoulishly politicizing deaths of migrants in San Antonio trailer

Abbott blamed the tragedy on Biden’s ‘open border policy,’ but if the borders were open why would anyone smuggle migrants in a tractor-trailer?

by Kevin Sanchez June 28, 2022July 16, 2025

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Texas’ Republican leaders expected to shoot down red flag provisions in federal firearms bill

Even though more than 75% of Texas voters favor red flag laws designed to keep firearms away from dangerous people, the Texas GOP is unlikely to do anything to upset the gun lobby.

by Sanford Nowlin June 23, 2022June 12, 2025

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San Antonio’s Nirenberg among 13 Texas mayors asking governor to call session on gun reform

The letter asks for ‘red flag’ laws, universal background checks and other gun-control measures to be added to the agenda.

by Sanford Nowlin June 22, 2022July 26, 2025

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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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Beto O’Rourke gains ground on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in new, post-Uvalde poll

Abbott’s 15-point lead in a December survey by the same polling operation has now dwindled to 5.

by Sanford Nowlin June 16, 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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Three days after being put on leave, principal of Uvalde’s Robb Elementary is back on the job

Uvalde principal placed on leave pushes back against investigation’s findings about school security

Uvalde school board asks Gov. Abbott to convene Texas legislature to pass new assault rifle rule

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

Ted Cruz says more cops will halt mass shootings, even though it didn’t work that way in Uvalde

Uvalde superintendent recommends firing of school Police Chief Pete Arredondo

Only one Texas Republican in the U.S. House voted to protect marriage equality

Document shows Uvalde officials tried to put spin on shooting response, New York Times reports

Bad Takes: Gov. Greg Abbott’s focus on fentanyl comes as he looks to deflect from his failures

Report details law enforcement errors at Uvalde shooting, including officer failing to fire at gunman

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

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

Bad Takes: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ghoulishly politicizing deaths of migrants in San Antonio trailer

Texas’ Republican leaders expected to shoot down red flag provisions in federal firearms bill

San Antonio’s Nirenberg among 13 Texas mayors asking governor to call session on gun reform

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

Beto O’Rourke gains ground on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in new, post-Uvalde poll

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

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

Everyone we saw demanding gun reform at San Antonio’s March for Our Lives protest