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Uvalde school police chief defends delay in entering classroom

Pete Arredondo said in an interview that he did not consider himself in charge of the scene of the school shooting.

Al Jazeera

After Uvalde shooting, some say fixation on border security obscures more urgent threats

UVALDE, Texas — More than a week after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, one thing is clear: The heightened security surrounding this town near the border ultimately didn’t stop a homegrown shooter from inflicting terror on the community.

Tribune News Service

Daniel Defense faces legal action

A new filing seeks to force executives to sit for a deposition and turn over documents

Salon

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Here are the biggest shifts in the official account of the Uvalde school shooting

"There's been a lot of things that have been said — some are correct, some are incorrect," Gov. Greg Abbott said the day after the shooting. But soon afterward, he would correct his own statements.

WEKU

CNN reporter threatened with trespassing after grilling Uvalde police chief over his actions during shooting

Shimon Prokupecz had earlier been grilling police chief Pedro Arredondo about his actions during the Uvalde shooting

The Independent UK

Border agent who stormed Robb Elementary with borrowed shotgun defends police actions

The Uvalde Police Department has been criticised for not immediately rushing into the school to stop the shooter

The Independent UK

Investigators say the Uvalde school district police chief isn't talking to them

Pete Arredondo and his department have been under new scrutiny since DPS Director Steven McCraw said the incident commander — later confirmed to be Arredondo — made a critical error.

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Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating

The school district police chief who served as on-site commander during last week’s deadly shooting in Uvalde says he’s talking daily with investigators, contradicting claims from state law enforcement that he’s stopped cooperating

The Independent UK

More Uvalde police claims fall apart

Officials admit teacher didn't leave school door propped open and video shows 911 operator alerted cops of victims

Salon

Authorities ignore Spanish speakers at Uvalde press conferences

Many residents in Uvalde, where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at a school last week, speak Spanish at home.

Axios

Uvalde student begged for police to come

Texas police finally admit they screwed up Uvalde response — but still blame teacher for leaving door open

Salon

Uvalde's ugly truth: Cops won't help you

In 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that there is no "'entitlement’ to receive protective services" from police

Salon

Texas cops' Uvalde claims unravel

Parents were cuffed, tackled, pepper-sprayed and tasered. Rep. Joaquin Castro wants the FBI to investigate

Salon

Police Face Questions over Their Response to Texas School Massacre

The gunman in the Texas school massacre barged unchallenged through an unlocked door, then killed 19 children and two teachers while holed up in their classroom for an hour before a tactical team stormed in and killed him, police said on Thursday. The latest official details from the Texas Department…

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The Independent UK

Six biggest unanswered questions about the Uvalde shooting and investigation in Texas

Major questions remain about motive and effectiveness of police response

Salon

People begged cops to stop Uvalde gunman

Some parents sought to charge the school to save their children amid police inaction

Evening Standard

Met counter-terrorism officer convicted of child sex offences dismissed from force

A Met counter-terrorism officer convicted of child sex offences has been dismissed without notice following a misconduct hearing.

Texas Observer

Greg Abbott’s Wasteful Border War Is Draining the State’s Coffers

The cost, scope, cruelty, and failure of the governor’s immigration dragnet far exceed that of any of his predecessors.

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The Guardian - UK

Renting: more than one in seven UK private tenants ‘overpaying’

Typical figure in first three months of 2022 was 6.1% higher than a year earlier, standing at £849 a month

Tribune News Service

Pudgy Texas state troopers who don’t shrink their waists could be pulled off enforcement duties

AUSTIN, Texas — More than 200 state troopers will need to slim down by year’s end or face discipline under a controversial policy the Texas Department of Public Safety is enforcing to limit the size of officers’ waistlines.

Salon

Two decades of border stunts in Texas

Texas Govs. Rick Perry and Greg Abbott pushed border initiatives while kicking off re-election campaigns

Tribune News Service

What to know now about the US-Mexico border trade snarls and how it might end

It’s been nine days since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced stepped up safety inspections at the Mexican border in an effort to halt people and drug smuggling into the U.S.

Salon

Truckers protest Abbott's border rules

Truckers are blocking the Mexico-Texas border after Abbott deployed state troopers to inspect vehicles

Reuters

Anger mounts along Texas-Mexico border over long delays to commercial crossings

Mexican truck drivers blockaded two busy bridges at the border with United States on Monday amid rising tensions on both sides over an order by Texas Governor Greg Abbott that has slowed commercial crossings between Mexico and Texas.

The Independent UK

Utah woman dead after falling during Grand Canyon hike

34-year-old woman falls 20 feet and sustains fatal injuries on sixth day of boating trip

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