Tony Gonzales becomes first major Republican to call for DPS Director Steve McCraw to resign

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Republican who represents Uvalde, has called for the resignation of Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw. (Credit: Kaylee Greenlee Beal for The Texas Tribune)

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents Uvalde, on Thursday became the first major Republican to call for the resignation of Steve McCraw, the director of the Department of Public Safety, for his agency’s response to an elementary school shooting in the city that left 19 children and two adults dead and captured the attention of a nation for its failed law enforcement response.

“DPS Director McCraw should RESIGN immediately,” Gonzales said on Twitter.