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Uvalde schools police chief placed on leave amid fierce criticism of school shooting response

The move comes weeks after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary. Uvalde CISD police Chief Pete Arredondo, one of the first to respond, and state officials have provided differing stories about what happened inside the school.

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Texas ag commissioner proposes armed guards at school cafeterias

Experts said the plan, announced at the state GOP convention on Saturday, is not realistic and possibly not legal.

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State Sen. Roland Gutierrez sues DPS for not releasing Uvalde shooting records

State and local Uvalde officials have fought the release of records that could provide clarity on the botched emergency response to the shooting that killed 19 children and two educators.

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New photo captures heavily armed officers outside Uvalde classroom 46 minutes before shooting gunman

The photo was taken at 12.04pm on 24 May – 46 minutes before officers with a Border Patrol unit finally breached the classroom at 12.50pm and killed Salvador Ramos

The Independent UK

Mandating Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Could Make Smoking More Dangerous

Plus: Supreme Court rules on school choice and criminal justice reform, Louisiana's trigger law criminalizes abortion at any stage, and more...

Reason

Get up, walk the dog – my life is mundane, but because I’m gay Texas Republicans think I’m abnormal

The state party has unveiled a truly frightening official platform that rejects the result of the 2020 election, seeks to make racial discrimination legal and demonises LGBTQ+ people, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Uvalde mayor accuses state of leaking records to make local police look bad

Relatives of the victims and other members of the community also called for the ousting of Pete Arredondo, who is the police chief of the city’s school district and a newly elected council member.

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Here’s how Pete Arredondo and other law enforcement differ on what happened during the Uvalde shooting

New information released by law enforcement sources and the director of the Department of Public Safety tells a different story about police response to the shooting than Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo.

The Texas Tribune

Henry Cuellar wins Democratic primary to keep his South Texas congressional seat, recount finds

A separate recount found that Michelle Vallejo won the party’s nomination for another congressional seat.

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Texas State Police Chief: Uvalde Was 'Abject Failure,' Police Could Have Stopped Gunman in 3 Minutes

"The only thing stopping a hallway of dedicated officers from entering Room 111 and 112 was the on-scene commander who decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children."

Reason

The details from the Uvalde shooting keep getting worse

Revelations this week show cops with armor and high-powered weapons doing nothing while a gunman kills children in a classroom feet away.

Mic

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

“If there’s kids in there, we need to go in”: Officers in Uvalde were ready with guns, shields and tools — but not clear orders

The Texas Tribune has reviewed law enforcement transcripts and footage that federal and state investigators are examining after the May 24 tragedy.

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No, Texas can’t legally secede from the U.S., despite popular myth

The theme of independence has recurred throughout the history of Texas, which was a republic from 1836–45. But the Civil War established that a state cannot secede.

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Salon

Texas abortion clinics face SCOTUS fate

The Supreme Court seems poised to deliver the fatal blow abortion providers have been dodging for decades

Salon

Abbott seeks to shield Uvalde records

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

Ballotpedia

Flores wins Texas’ 34th Congressional District special election

Mayra Flores (R) defeated Dan Sanchez (D), Rene Coronado (D), and Juana Cantu-Cabrera (R) in a special general election for Texas’ 34th Congressional District on June 14. The previous incumbent, Filemon Vela (D), resigned on March 31, 2022.

Salon

Cops refuse Uvalde updates in Spanish

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

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Salon

Cornyn tries to calm pro-gun right-wing

Sen. John Cornyn plans to discuss the bill with former NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch before it is written

Al Jazeera

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.

Tribune News Service

Uvalde school police chief defends law enforcement response, says ‘not a single officer ever hesitated’ amid mass shooting

The Uvalde, Texas, school police chief claims he did not wait to act when gunfire erupted inside Robb Elementary School in his first extended interview since the mass school shooting last month.

The Guardian - US

Texas school police chief says he didn’t think he was in charge during shooting

Pete Arredondo says he intentionally left behind radios before entering school, as two more funerals are held for victims of the attack

Asharq Al-Awsat

Uvalde School Police Chief Defends Texas Shooting Response

The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in US history said in his first extensive comments, published Thursday, that he did not consider himself the person in charge as the massacre unfolded and assumed someone else had taken control of the…

Axios

Uvalde schools police chief breaks silence on shooting response after fierce criticism

Pete Arredondo told the Texas Tribune he didn't think he was the incident commander.

Salon

Uvalde survivor covered herself in blood

“He shot my teacher and told my teacher good night and shot her in the head,” Miah Cerrillo told Congress

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