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Deadly Ice Storm Snarls Travel Across Southern US

A winter storm brought rounds of sleet and rain, hazardous driving conditions were to blame for at least six fatalities

Zenger · Feb 3, 2023

Top Texas cop: Uvalde "abject failure"

Uvalde chief "decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children," says DPS Director Steven McCraw

Salon · Jun 21, 2022

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 · Jun 3, 2022

Six major police mistakes in the Uvalde shooting have Texans ‘livid’

Police failed at key moments during shooting

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

School police officer ‘was not on scene’ at start of Texas shooting then drove ‘right by’ suspect

Admission is latest in string of errors in police response

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Uvalde police stopped Border Patrol SWAT team from entering school sooner: report

Elite Border Patrol team arrived nearly 40 minutes before gunman killed

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

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 · May 27, 2022

‘It was the wrong decision’: Police admit they mistakenly ruled Texas gunman inactive as children called 911

Police wrongly thought ‘active shooter’ situation was over and waited for backup, officials admit

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022