Uvalde parents’ anger and quest for answers persist after committee faults school and police in mass shooting
Uvalde residents who lost loved ones at Robb Elementary say they want to know if officers will face repercussions. Full Story
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![Alfred Garza III, father to one of the school shooting victims, speaks to the media at the Civic Center in Uvalde after a press conference on Sunday. Several residents and victims' relatives expressed anger that officials are still not answering some of their questions.]()
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Uvalde police lieutenant placed on leave after report faults several agencies’ school shooting response
Lt. 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. Full Story
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![State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, speaks as part of the Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting during a press conference in the Civic Center in Uvalde on July 17, 2022.]()
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Five takeaways from the House committee report on the Uvalde shooting
Among the findings: Police lacked clear leadership and basic communications, school doors were routinely left open and the gunman gave hints of his coming rampage. Full Story
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A year before Uvalde shooting, gunman had threatened women, carried around a dead cat and been nicknamed “school shooter”
Identified as at-risk, he never received special education services and ultimately flunked out, according to a Texas House committee report. Full Story
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![Storefronts around downtown were painted in memorial of the 21 people who died in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde on June 2, 2022.]()
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“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details
In total, 376 law enforcement officers descended upon the school, according to the most extensive account of the shooting to date. It says that better-equipped departments should have stepped up to fill a leadership void after the Uvalde schools police chief failed to take charge. Full Story
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![Family members and friends participate in a march in support of those killed and injured in the school shooting at Robb Elementary, in Uvalde on July 10, 2022.]()
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Uvalde residents frustrated with officials over finger pointing, conflicting accounts and leaked video
Residents 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. Full Story
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![Hundreds of dried-out flowers lie with handwritten notes and dust-covered stuffed toys on the bare grounding front of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on June 13, 2022.]()
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Uvalde police officer criticized for checking his phone was waiting to hear from his dying wife
“I couldn’t say nothing seeing this man, who’s lost everything, maligned as if he was indifferent or actively malicious,” Rep. Joe Moody, a member of the Uvalde House Investigating Committee, said on Twitter. Full Story
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![A screenshot from leaked footage shows a law enforcement officer checking his phone inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde during the school shooting on May 24, 2022.]()
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Texas’ law on gun background checks plagued by critical omissions of minors’ mental health records
Lawmakers tried in 2009 to require that the state report all court-ordered mental health hospitalizations to a federal gun background check system. Juveniles have been left out. Full Story
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![Thousands of roses and handwritten notes, hundreds of candles and dozens of stuffed animals surround a fountain in the center of the City of Uvalde Town Square in Ulvade on May 29, 2022.]()
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Leaked video shows Texas law enforcement’s long wait to confront Uvalde school shooter
Elected officials and law enforcement leaders criticized the leak of the video that was supposed to first be shown to victims’ families. Full Story
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![Video footage recorded inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde at 12:04 p.m. on May 24. Authorities stormed the classroom at 12:50 p.m.]()
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At their first conference after the Uvalde shooting, school counselors grapple with supporting students in an age of mass violence
One session on school shootings at the American School Counselor Association’s annual conference in Austin this week drew a large crowd. It discussed the roles counselors play before and after such traumatic events. Full Story
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![The “Lessons from a School Shooting” session was packed during the American School Counselors Association conference at the Austin Convention Center on July 11, 2022.]()
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Execution halted as court questions whether Ramiro Gonzales should have been sentenced to life in prison
The jury sentenced Gonzales to death after a prosecution expert testified that he posed a future danger to society. The expert now says his data was wrong. Full Story
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Uvalde mayor disputes report that police missed opportunity to shoot gunman
Mayor 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. Full Story
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![Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin speaks with Gov. Greg Abbott at a presser at the Uvalde High School on May 27, 2022. Gov. Abbott addressed the response to the recent school shooting, and emphasized the need to respond appropriately to mental health crises.]()
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Understaffed, and under federal investigation, Texas juvenile detention system halts intake
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department doesn’t have enough staff to keep minors safe or deal with increasing suicidal behavior, its interim head says. Gov. Greg Abbott recently shifted millions of dollars from the long-troubled agency to his controversial border security mission. Full Story
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![Detainees are moved from location to location within the Travis County Juvenile Detention Center in Austin, Texas, Monday, June 24, 2013.]()
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Texas WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charge in Russia
Griner could be sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Houston native recently wrote to President Joe Biden begging him not to forget her and other detainees and saying that “I’m terrified I might be here forever.” Full Story
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Uvalde officer asked permission to shoot gunman outside school but got no answer, report finds
The report by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center says authorities missed other opportunities to stop the gunman before he killed 19 students and two teachers in Robb Elementary. Full Story
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![Authorities prepare to evacuate students and teachers after a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24, 2022.]()
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John Cornyn’s disapproval among Texas voters worsened dramatically as he negotiated a bipartisan gun bill, new poll shows
The Republican U.S. senator shepherded landmark gun legislation through the Senate last month. Between April and June, his disapproval rating went from 39% to 50%, according to a Texas Politics Project poll. Full Story
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Uvalde shooting victims aren’t getting compensated from state fund as intended, officials say
State 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. Full Story
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![Hundreds of flowers, toys, and candles surround the crosses in memorial of the 21 victims of the school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, on June 9, 2022.]()
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Brittney Griner, Houston-born WNBA player detained in Russia, appeals to Biden
Griner is “terrified I might be here forever,” according to excerpts of a handwritten letter to the president provided to media outlets by a family representative. Full Story
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Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo resigns from City Council
In a letter to the city, Arredondo said he was stepping down from his elected position, citing a desire to “minimize further distractions.” Full Story
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![Uvalde school police Chief Pete Arredondo stands on a dirt road on the outskirts of town on June 8, 2022.]()
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A “cloned” 18-wheeler made it easy for smugglers to pass through the border, say state officials vowing to crack down
A federal agency estimates that about 75 trucks are reported nationally each year with copied or stolen state and federal ID numbers, which industry experts say is likely a significant undercount. Full Story
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![A tractor-trailer found near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio contained the bodies of 46 dead people, along with 16 others who have been taken to hospitals on June 27, 2022, local officials in San Antonio said.]()
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