What to know as Texas' search for flood victims stretches into a third week
Read full article: What to know as Texas' search for flood victims stretches into a third weekThe number of people still missing in a Texas county ravaged by deadly flooding over the Fourth of July holiday weekend now stands at three, down from nearly 100.
Texas lawmakers OK former Uvalde mayor's effort to fix police failures in Robb Elementary attack
Read full article: Texas lawmakers OK former Uvalde mayor's effort to fix police failures in Robb Elementary attackTexas lawmakers have passed a plan carried by Uvalde’s former mayor to fix police failures laid bare in the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022.
Improved response to mass shooting is goal of “Uvalde Strong” bill approved by Texas Legislature
Read full article: Improved response to mass shooting is goal of “Uvalde Strong” bill approved by Texas LegislatureUvalde’s former mayor, now in the Legislature, wrote the bill so that law-enforcement agencies would have better coordination and leadership as they respond to a mass shooting.
Former Uvalde mayor files Texas bill to improve law enforcement response to mass shootings
Read full article: Former Uvalde mayor files Texas bill to improve law enforcement response to mass shootingsThe bill would require school districts and law enforcement to meet once a year to plan their response to an active shooter situation. It would also mandate annual multi-agency exercise drills on how to respond to an active shooter.
Uvalde city officials release missing footage from officers responding to 2022 Robb Elementary shooting
Read full article: Uvalde city officials release missing footage from officers responding to 2022 Robb Elementary shootingThe new videos largely affirm prior reporting and investigations that detailed law enforcement’s failures to confront the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers.
Uvalde police chief resigns following independent investigation into Robb Elementary School shooting response
Read full article: Uvalde police chief resigns following independent investigation into Robb Elementary School shooting responseThe Uvalde Leader-News reported that the resignation came during a staff meeting and would take effect on April 6.
Rosie Cuellar to run for open state House seat in district that includes Uvalde
Read full article: Rosie Cuellar to run for open state House seat in district that includes UvaldeRosie Cuellar, former Webb County tax assessor and the sister of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, confirmed to The Texas Tribune on Thursday she intends to run in the Democratic primary for House District 80.
Two dead, several injured after migrants were found “suffocating” inside train car
Read full article: Two dead, several injured after migrants were found “suffocating” inside train carUvalde officials said U.S. Border Patrol responded to a 911 call alerting them about a group of people who were trapped for hours inside of a shipping container.
Uvalde’s state lawmakers face an uphill battle raising the age limit for semi-automatic guns. They’re trying anyway.
Read full article: Uvalde’s state lawmakers face an uphill battle raising the age limit for semi-automatic guns. They’re trying anyway.Many relatives of Uvalde victims back bills that state Rep. Tracy King and Sen. Roland Gutierrez are pushing in the Legislature. But limits on gun access don’t fare well at the Capitol.
[WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT]: Bodycam footage released, acting police chief from day of shooting placed on leave, Uvalde mayor says
Read full article: [WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT]: Bodycam footage released, acting police chief from day of shooting placed on leave, Uvalde mayor saysThe mayor of Uvalde announced Sunday that the city has released bodycam videos worn by officers who responded to the fatal mass shooting that took the lives of 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.
Uvalde police lieutenant placed on leave after report faults several agencies’ school shooting response
Read full article: Uvalde police lieutenant placed on leave after report faults several agencies’ school shooting responseLt. Mariano Pargas was the acting city police chief the day of the shooting. Mayor Don McLaughlin said the city is investigating Pargas’ role in the delayed confrontation of the shooter.
Uvalde residents frustrated with officials over finger pointing, conflicting accounts and leaked video
Read full article: Uvalde residents frustrated with officials over finger pointing, conflicting accounts and leaked videoResidents and victims’ families say the way local and state leaders are handling details about the state’s deadliest shooting is compounding their trauma and grief.
Portion of 77-minute hallway video from Uvalde school shooting released despite backlash; Viewer discretion advised
Read full article: Portion of 77-minute hallway video from Uvalde school shooting released despite backlash; Viewer discretion advisedTexas lawmakers investigating the Uvalde school massacre say it intends to show residents of the town surveillance video from the hallway at Robb Elementary School on the day of the May 24 attack.
Leaked video shows Texas law enforcement’s long wait to confront Uvalde school shooter
Read full article: Leaked video shows Texas law enforcement’s long wait to confront Uvalde school shooterElected officials and law enforcement leaders criticized the leak of the video that was supposed to first be shown to victims’ families.
Surveillance video from school hall outside Uvalde massacre to be shown
Read full article: Surveillance video from school hall outside Uvalde massacre to be shownSurveillance footage captured the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting enter the building with an AR-15 style rifle and later shows officers in body armor milling in the hallway outside the fourth-grade classrooms where 19 children and two teachers were killed.
Uvalde's new anguish: Video shows police waiting in school
Read full article: Uvalde's new anguish: Video shows police waiting in schoolSurveillance footage captured the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting enter the building with an AR-15 style rifle and later shows officers in body armor milling in the hallway outside the fourth-grade classrooms where 19 children and two teachers were killed.
Uvalde mayor disputes report that police missed opportunity to shoot gunman
Read full article: Uvalde mayor disputes report that police missed opportunity to shoot gunmanMayor Don McLaughlin denied a recent report that said a Uvalde officer passed up a chance to shoot the gunman at Robb Elementary. The officer never saw the gunman, he said.
Uvalde shooting victims aren’t getting compensated from state fund as intended, officials say
Read full article: Uvalde shooting victims aren’t getting compensated from state fund as intended, officials sayState Sen. Roland Gutierrez and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin are asking Gov. Greg Abbott to remove the Uvalde County district attorney from overseeing the Uvalde Together Resiliency Center.
“Nobody’s giving us any answers”: Uvalde families demand details of shooting investigation at City Council meeting
Read full article: “Nobody’s giving us any answers”: Uvalde families demand details of shooting investigation at City Council meetingUvalde’s mayor said city officials could be prosecuted for releasing details of the investigation. Pete Arredondo, the City Council member and school district police chief, was absent for the second straight meeting.
Uvalde mayor accuses state of leaking records to make local police look bad
Read full article: Uvalde mayor accuses state of leaking records to make local police look badRelatives of the victims and other members of the community also called for the ousting of Pete Arredondo, who is the police chief of the city’s school district and a newly elected council member.
School police chief a no-show at Uvalde City Council meeting
Read full article: School police chief a no-show at Uvalde City Council meetingThe school district police chief criticized for waiting too long before law enforcement confronted and killed the gunman during a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school did not appear at a City Council meeting in Uvalde on Tuesday, despite being newly elected to the panel.
School police chief a no-show at Uvalde City Council meeting
Read full article: School police chief a no-show at Uvalde City Council meetingThe school district police chief criticized for waiting too long before law enforcement confronted and killed the gunman during a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school did not appear at a City Council meeting in Uvalde on Tuesday, despite being newly elected to the panel.
Department of Justice to review actions by officers in Uvalde’s massacre at the request of town’s mayor
Read full article: Department of Justice to review actions by officers in Uvalde’s massacre at the request of town’s mayorOn Friday night, KPRC 2 Legal Analyst Brian Wice referenced potential criminality in the calling for a thorough investigation into law enforcement during the massacre in Uvalde.
U.S. Justice Department will review Uvalde response as furor mounts over law enforcement actions
Read full article: U.S. Justice Department will review Uvalde response as furor mounts over law enforcement actionsThe Texas Department of Public Safety previously said local police made key errors. A specialized team of federal officers didn’t enter the school until more than an hour after the shooter arrived at the school.