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Texas DPS director says he wishes his agency had taken control over the police response to the Uvalde shooting

The state’s top law enforcement agency also told USA Today that seven officers have now been referred to its internal affairs division, including two who are command staff.

The Texas Tribune

New Met chief boosts ‘Line of Duty’ unit to root out prejudice and corruption

Exclusive: Mark Rowley has 100-day plan to turn force around after it was placed into special measures

The Guardian - UK

DPS Director Steve McCraw tells CNN he’ll resign if troopers had “any culpability” in delayed Uvalde shooting response

The state’s top law enforcement agency has publicly criticized the actions of local police during the May shooting at Robb Elementary. But McCraw’s agency has also faced scrutiny for officers’ delay in confronting the gunman.

The Texas Tribune

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Gov. Greg Abbott deploys state troopers to “anti-gang effort” in Uvalde after two juveniles are injured in shooting

The two victims of a Thursday shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park are being treated in San Antonio hospitals. Abbott’s decision to send in DPS comes as the agency faces questions over its role in the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School.

The Texas Tribune

5 Texas DPS officers face investigation into Uvalde school shooting response

Two officers on site during the shooting were suspended.

Axios

Drones, choppers, chases: How Texas authorities pursue migrants under Abbott's border effort

EAGLE PASS, Texas — On a sweltering August night, 16 vehicles idled beside a forlorn stretch of Texas Highway 131 in Maverick County.

Tribune News Service

Texas Governor Abbott says rape victims can take Plan B instead of having abortions

The Republican governor made the statements during a local radio programme, scheduled to be aired on Sunday

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‘We Win in 2022 and the World Changes’

Beto's bid to deny Greg Abbott a third term as governor is a steep one, but he can still muster some magic on the campaign trail.

Texas Observer

Pecan farmers get caught in power vacuum on Texas border

A large pecan farm in Eagle Pass, Texas, is the site of the latest dispute between Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over an unprecedented challenge to how the federal government polices the U.S. border with Mexico

The Independent UK

Uvalde residents question the school district’s new safety plans for first school year since mass shooting

Uvalde trustees are unsure if officers who will provide school security this year were part of the delayed response to the shooting at Robb Elementary.

The Texas Tribune

A teacher of color was let go in Denver. The ripple effects are deep

DENVER — The front doors of North High School loomed large over Nayeli López in May as her first year of high school came to an unexpectedly chaotic close.

The Denver Post

Texas to execute man for slaying of Dallas real estate agent

A man who fatally stabbed a real estate agent inside a model home in suburban Dallas faces execution, more than 16 years after the slaying

The Independent UK

Stanford issue alert as woman raped in campus bathroom

Victim says she “was physically restrained (grabbed) and taken to a restroom where she was raped”

The Independent UK

State safety officers to be a presence throughout Uvalde school district, Abbott says

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday the Department of Public Safety will be a law enforcement presence throughout the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District in the upcoming school year.

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The Texas Tribune

Texas state police can keep Uvalde records secret for now, judge rules

The ruling sidestepped the question of whether the state police can withhold records concerning their response to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School. The judge concluded that state Sen. Roland Gutierrez had not properly filed his request under Texas’ public records law.

Tribune News Service

ACLU calls for investigation into treatment of migrants in Texas Gov. Abbott’s Operation Lone Star

DALLAS — The ACLU of Texas and the national ACLU filed a formal complaint on Monday asking for a federal investigation into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star by the Department of Homeland Security civil rights compliance unit.

The Texas Tribune

ACLU calls on feds to investigate Abbott’s policy transporting migrants back to border

In July, Abbott authorized state law enforcement to transport migrants to ports of entry. It’s unclear how and why migrants are being detained, raising civil rights concerns and questions about whether the state is overstepping federal authority.

Texas Observer

The Biden Administration Must Ban Racial Profiling

The public opposes immigration authorities' use of race in border apprehensions, but it continues to be legal in some circumstances.

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The Guardian - US

Major news outlets sue Texas agency for withholding Uvalde shooting records

Lawsuit says Texas Department of Public Safety ‘declined to provide any meaningful information’ regarding events of that day

The Texas Tribune

Coalition of news organizations sues Texas Department of Public Safety over withheld records on Uvalde shooting

The lawsuit alleges that the state police have unlawfully withheld records, including body camera footage and emergency communications, during the Robb Elementary shooting.

The Times of India

Slow wall clock at centre in Nagpur hit performance: NEET-UG candidate

NAGPUR: Days after the NEET-UG Exam was held across the country, a girl candidate has alleged that a faulty wall clock in the exam room adversely affected the performance of students. She also accused officials of forcing her and other students to mention a time which was beyond the schedule…

Tribune News Service

State senator questions having Texas DPS review Uvalde shooting response

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state senator who represents Uvalde questioned Tuesday whether the Texas Department of Public Safety can be trusted to review its own officers’ actions during the Robb Elementary School shooting.

The Texas Tribune

“What are you going to do about your failures?”: Uvalde parents demand answers at school board meeting

For about three hours, people demanded the resignation of the school district superintendent and threatened to keep their children out of school until campus security is improved.

Al Jazeera

Texas state police will investigate response to Uvalde massacre

Texas state police form ‘internal committee’ to probe officers’ handling of attack amid widespread criticism and anger.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Department of Public Safety investigating how 91 of its troopers and Rangers responded to Uvalde school shooting

The department’s officers made up nearly one-fourth of the 376 law enforcement members who responded to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. Announcement of the inquiry came one day after a report criticized police response to the massacre.

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