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Uvalde school police chief “decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children,” Texas DPS director says

Steve McCraw testified before a Texas Senate committee, laying blame on local police officers in Uvalde for not acting faster to save children during the school shooting.

The Texas Tribune

DPS Director Steve McCraw testifies before Texas Senate committee on Uvalde shooting

A special Texas Senate committee is meeting at 9 a.m. Central on Tuesday in response to the Uvalde school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

The Texas Tribune

Editorial: Botched police response in Uvalde is exactly why we need body cameras. Release the footage

One really disturbing crime is sometimes all it takes to enact change at any level. The Uvalde shooting has done that, encouraging new federal gun legislation and school safety provisions.

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Abbott seeks to shield Uvalde records

Texas public safety officials cite the "dead suspect loophole" to prevent records from being released

Salon

Cops refuse Uvalde updates in Spanish

Lawmakers call out public safety officials for "neglecting to provide critical information"

Salon

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.

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Daniel Defense faces legal action

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

Salon

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.

WEKU

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

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Axios

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.

Salon

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

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Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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.

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.

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