This week — a longstanding legislative feud from 2021 bubbles up, the Jefferson County GOP chair defends the Republican speaker, and the 2024 U.S. Senate race awaits a Democratic challenger.
Gutierrez has called for a law banning “mass assault weapons” and filed a bill to compensate victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting.
Gutierrez condemned the response by law enforcement during the shooting, which has also been criticized by the director of the state police.
Elected officials have also criticized Christina Mitchell Busbee for her handling of benefits for those impacted by the May 24 massacre.
Uvalde County voters rejected Democratic candidates for all statewide and legislative offices on election day.
After a delay of more than an hour, federal agents killed the gunman who murdered 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.
With border security a top priority for many voters, Republican challengers hope to unseat three Democratic incumbents in South Texas.
Judge Catherine Mauzy decided that Gutierrez improperly submitted the request under the Texas Government Code.
The district attorney was appointed to oversee the center by Gov. Greg Abbott.
The ruling marks an endpoint for a portion of the lawsuit, but remands another portion back to a lower court for further review.
Gutierrez’s district includes Robb Elementary School, the site where a teenage gunman took the lives of 19 children and two teachers.
Chief Pete Arredondo did not consider himself the on-scene commander as he responded to the 18-year-old gunman who killed 21 people.
