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Sister of Uvalde shooting victim testifies before Texas lawmakers: “I’m terrified to go back” to school

Jazmin Cazares, 17, was one of several family members of shooting victims and experts testifying before Texas lawmakers on Thursday. Her sister, Jackie Cazares, 9, was one of the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde victim’s sister begs Texas lawmakers for gun reform: ‘Do something’

Jazmin Cazares gave heartbreaking testimony before the Texas Legislature on Thursday morning one month on from her little sister’s death

The Independent UK

Uvalde victim's sister pleads for gun safety measures

The sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde school rampage tearfully pleaded with Texas lawmakers to pass gun safety legislation and questioned why so many security measures failed

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Watch live: Sister of a Uvalde shooting victim and others testify before Texas legislative committee

A joint committee of the Texas legislature is meeting to examine strategies to prevent acts of violence after the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde.

The Texas Tribune

Demolishing schools after a mass shooting reflects humans' deep-rooted desire for purification rituals

After the recent shooting in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers, some local residents want the school demolished. Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez said that President Joe Biden has offered to help the school district secure a federal grant for…

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First Thing: January 6 hearing to focus on Trump’s pressuring of justice officials

Panel will cover how ex-president pushed department to further investigate debunked claims of fraud. Plus, Uvalde police chief placed on leave

The Guardian - UK

Uvalde police chief put on leave after response to Texas school shooting branded ‘abject failure’

The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School left 19 students and two teachers dead

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Gabby Giffords fundraises in Chicago in wake of Buffalo and Uvalde shootings: ‘A better world is possible’

“We are living in a challenging time, but we are up for the challenge,” the former congresswoman from Arizona told supporters Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Uvalde police chief placed on leave amid outrage over shooter inaction

Pete Arredondo is blamed for police waiting 77 mins before intervening as 19 children and two teachers were killed

The Guardian - US

Officer in charge of Texas shooting police response suspended

Washington (AFP) - The head of the Uvalde school district police force -- who oversaw the response to the school shooting in which 19 children were killed last month in Texas -- has been suspended, the superintendent said Wednesday.

AFP

Embattled Uvalde schools police chief placed on leave as investigations continue

AUSTIN, Texas — Uvalde Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo, who has faced blistering criticism for his decision to keep officers at bay while a school shooter was in a classroom with children, was placed on administrative leave late Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo put on leave as tactics deemed ‘abject failure’

Police scrutinised for hour-long delay in engaging gunman who killed 21

The Independent UK

Uvalde school police chief on leave after mass shooting

The Uvalde school district’s police chief has been put on leave following allegations that he erred in his response to a mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead

The Independent UK

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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Texas state senator sues DPS for Uvalde shooting records

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state senator representing Uvalde sued the Texas Department of Public Safety Wednesday for refusing to disclose records related to the May 24 Robb Elementary School shooting.

Axios

Uvalde schools police chief put on administrative leave

Arredondo was put on leave due to the lack of clarity that remains in Uvalde shooting investigation.

The Independent UK

Ghastly shootings, political forces align to prompt gun deal

Last month's mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have produced a groundswell for change in Congress

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Texas mental health services hadn’t reached Uvalde before shooting as teacher says gunman ‘scared’ her

The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium was launched in response to the 2018 school shooting in Santa Fe to try to prevent similar tragedies from happening in future

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rockets join Texas sports consortium for Uvalde community support

Through the “Sport for Healing Fund,” the Rockets are teaming up with the Spurs, Mavericks, and other organizations on a new investment to provide support for the Uvalde community.

Tribune News Service

Texas Senate resumes Uvalde hearing that mayor calls ‘Bozo the Clown show’

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Senate committee examining the Uvalde shooting will hold its second day of testimony Wednesday.

The Guardian - US

Trevor Noah on Uvalde cops: ‘What were they waiting for? The invincible star from Mario?’

Late-night hosts discuss the police’s school shooting failures, the third January 6 hearing and Pence still sticking with Trump

Salon

Cops detained Uvalde teacher's husband

Longtime Uvalde Officer Ruben Ruiz had conducted the district's active-shooter drill just weeks earlier

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