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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By James Barragán

Former Uvalde mayor files Texas bill to improve law enforcement response to mass shootings

Robb Elementary in Uvalde, on July 11, 2022.
Robb Elementary in Uvalde, on July 11, 2022. (Credit: Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune)

State Rep. Don McLaughlin, who was mayor of Uvalde when a gunman tore through the town’s peace and killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school, has filed a bill aimed at addressing some of the failures that plagued the police response to that shooting.

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