EducationStatewide NewsAbbott Names New School Safety Chief Four Months After Uvalde Shooting
Hudson Callender35 mins ago
The state legislature has directed $100 million to bolster mental health and school safety initiatives.
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EducationIssuesLocal NewsStatewide NewsUvalde School Board Unanimously Votes to Fire Police Chief Pete Arredondo
Hayden SparksAugust 25, 2022
The school board unanimously voted to terminate his contract exactly three months after the shooting that took the lives of 21 people.
GunsLocal NewsUvalde Class Action Lawsuit to be Filed Against Law Enforcement Agencies, Gun Manufacturer
Brad JohnsonAugust 24, 2022
The announcement comes months after a similar suit settled between Sandy Hook shooting parents and the firearm manufacturer Remington.
Civil SocietyCriminal JusticeGunsIssuesJudicialCiting Improper Filing, Judge Denies Sen. Roland Gutierrez’s Request for Uvalde Shooting Documents
Hayden SparksAugust 12, 2022
Judge Catherine Mauzy decided that Gutierrez improperly submitted the request under the Texas Government Code.
87th LegislatureIssuesStatewide NewsLawmakers Condemn ‘Egregiously Poor Decision Making’ in Report on Uvalde Shooting
Hayden SparksJuly 19, 2022
A committee formed by Speaker Dade Phelan to investigate the Robb Elementary School shooting released a preliminary report on its findings.
87th LegislatureCriminal JusticeIssuesStatewide NewsUvalde Shooting Investigative Committee Set to Release ‘Hallway Video’ Showing Law Enforcement Response
Hayden SparksJuly 12, 2022
Rep. Dustin Burrows is releasing the video against the wishes of District Attorney Christina Mitchell-Busbee.
Local NewsUvalde Mayor, Sen. Gutierrez Ask Abbott to Remove Official Accused of Mishandling Victim Benefits
Brad JohnsonJuly 5, 2022
The district attorney was appointed to oversee the center by Gov. Greg Abbott.
IssuesLocal NewsStatewide NewsUvalde School Superintendent Places Embattled Police Chief Pete Arredondo on Administrative Leave
Hayden SparksJune 27, 2022
Chief Pete Arredondo has faced withering criticism from elected officials and state police as they investigate his response to the shooting.
FederalGunsIssuesCornyn’s Gun Reform Bill Supporting Background Checks, Closing ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Passes Congress
Hayden SparksJune 24, 2022
Cornyn and his colleagues crafted the bill in response to recent mass shootings, including at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
IssuesJudicialSen. Roland Gutierrez Sues Department of Public Safety Over Open Records Requests Related to Uvalde Shooting
Hayden SparksJune 22, 2022
Gutierrez’s district includes Robb Elementary School, the site where a teenage gunman took the lives of 19 children and two teachers.
FederalGunsTaxes & SpendingU.S. Senate Gives Initial Approval to Cornyn’s Bipartisan Firearm Restrictions, Mental Health Spending Bill
Hayden SparksJune 22, 2022
Republican delegates jeered Sen. John Cornyn in Houston last week as he worked on legislation with Democrats to reform U.S. gun laws.
87th LegislatureState SenateStatewide News‘Abject Failure,’ Public Safety Head Rails Against Police Response to Uvalde Shooting in Texas Senate Testimony
Hayden SparksJune 22, 2022
Col. Steven McCraw, director of the Department of Public Safety, took a grim inventory of police missteps during the Robb Elementary School shooting.