Oct 07 Uvalde school district suspends entire police force after continued outrage By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Uvalde school leaders have pulled its embattled campus police force off the job four months after the Robb Elementary School shooting. Continue reading
Oct 06 Uvalde school district abruptly fires ex-trooper who stood by during shooting after outcry By Paul J. Weber, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press Uvalde school officials have abruptly fired a former Texas state trooper who was on scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre in May and then hired by the school district. Continue reading
Sep 06 Uvalde school year begins amid fear, unfinished security There is new high fencing around the Texas community's public school campuses that still isn't finished and a heavy police patrol that many families don't trust. Continue reading
Aug 30 Associated Press, other news outlets sue Uvalde officials for records By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The Associated Press and other news organizations are suing officials in Uvalde, Texas, after months of refusal to publicly release records related to the May massacre at Robb Elementary School. Continue reading
Aug 24 Uvalde school board fires police chief Arredondo after mass shooting response By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press The Uvalde school district's embattled police chief has been fired following allegations that he made several critical mistakes during a mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. Continue reading
Aug 24 Uvalde school chief defends actions ahead of possible firing By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Uvalde residents and families of the May 24 massacre packed a meeting Wednesday in which Arredondo was set to potentially become the first officer to lose his job over the hesitant response by hundreds of heavily armed law enforcement personnel. Continue reading
Jul 20 Democrats push for 1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press If passed, it would be the most far-reaching response yet to this summer's mass shootings. But passage is far from assured. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 2:55 Gun violence in America shows no sign of slowing after new spate of mass shootings By Amna Nawaz, Lizz Bolaji From Indiana to Texas to Florida and many other places, communities, families and individuals are coping today with the aftermath of violence that remains all too routine amid the continuing epidemic of shootings and gun-related deaths in America. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Jul 18 Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde shooting response By Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The review comes after a damning new 80-page report released over the weekend by the Texas House revealed wide failures by all levels of law enforcement. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 2:09 News Wrap: Texas authorities detail Uvalde failures in new report In our news wrap, the Texas House of Representatives released a nearly 80-page report detailing the inaction of hundreds of law enforcement officials on the scene of the mass shooting in Uvalde. Plus, President Biden wrapped up his trip to… Continue watching