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“I’m so scared”: 911 recordings reveal fear and urgency of those trapped in Uvalde elementary school

Audio obtained by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica shows just how long police and dispatchers likely knew that children and teachers were in danger before taking action at Robb Elementary School.

The Texas Tribune

‘A change of heart’: sympathies shift over migrants in Texas border town

Eagle Pass has been a way station for undocumented immigrants for years, but recently their numbers have grown – and residents are divided

The Guardian - US

New Uvalde video shows officers talking about fears of getting shot outside as gunman killed children inside

‘I’m not trying to get clapped out,’ one Texas DPS trooper says in the footage

The Independent UK

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Greg Abbott, Texas Republicans shift millions to fund border security, school safety

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP legislative leaders on Thursday shifted nearly $775 million into border security and school safety, plus $100 million to cover bills from Texas’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Texas diverts $359.6 million from prisons to keep Greg Abbott’s border mission operating

The latest infusion was among $874.6 million in “emergency” budget transfers requested by the Texas Legislative Budget Board, which is composed of GOP state leaders and budget writers.

The Texas Tribune

The Uvalde Parents Won’t Back Down

Alongside diligent media members, and despite local divisions, these families aren’t letting Texas move on from the Robb Elementary tragedy.

Texas Observer

Tony Gonzales becomes first major Republican to call for DPS Director Steve McCraw to resign

The representative called for McCraw’s resignation after the Department of Public Safety director said in a meeting that the agency had not failed the city of Uvalde.

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Texas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency “did not fail” at Uvalde school shooting

At a public meeting where families that lost children in the school shooting said he should resign, McCraw said members of the Department of Public Safety made mistakes. But he said he’ll step down only “if DPS as an institution failed the families.”

The Texas Tribune

Early voting has started in Texas. Here are your rights at the polls.

Early voting runs from Monday, Oct. 24, to Friday, Nov. 4. The last day to apply to vote by mail is Friday, Oct. 28. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.

The Texas Tribune

Texas state trooper who responded to Uvalde shooting fired amid investigations into police response

Department of Public Safety Sgt. Juan Maldonado is the first state police officer fired in the aftermath of a botched police response to the shooting. He was the highest-ranking state trooper to initially respond to Robb Elementary School.

The Texas Tribune

Police captain ‘tried to delay’ officers entering classroom during Uvalde school massacre, audio reveals

Official now under investigation for delayed response

The Independent UK

Misrach Ewunetie: Search for Princeton student who vanished from New Jersey campus six days ago

Misrach Ewunetie was sharing her location with a family member before her phone was switched off around 3.37am on 14 October

The Independent UK

5 people killed in Raleigh, including off-duty officer. Suspect ‘contained,’ officials say

RALEIGH, N.C. — Five people were shot and killed, including an off-duty police officer, on a northeastern Raleigh greenway Thursday, Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said at a news conference.

Tribune News Service

Police officer, others shot to death in Raleigh. Shooter remains at large

RALEIGH, N.C. — Multiple people have been shot and killed, including a police officer, in northeastern Raleigh, a Raleigh city official said Thursday, as a massive manhunt unfolds to search for the suspect.

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Uvalde school district suspends its entire Police Department; superintendent to retire

DALLAS — The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District announced Friday that it is suspending all activities of its Police Department, a move that comes a day after the district fired an officer who — then working as a state trooper — had been one of the first Department of Public…

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Uvalde school district suspends its entire Police Department

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After Uvalde CISD hires former trooper, lawmaker and parents call for DPS chief to resign

The Texas state senator who represents Uvalde, alongside the parents of the children killed in the state’s deadliest school shooting, are calling on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s director to resign following reports a former trooper who responded to the massacre was hired as a school district police officer.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde schools hire — and then fire — former DPS trooper under investigation for shooting response

Gov. Greg Abbott said the school district knew the ex-trooper “had actions inconsistent with training and department requirements.”

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The Independent UK

Uvalde school hires ex-trooper who responded to massacre

A former Texas state trooper who was part of the law enforcement response now under investigation for its actions during the deadly school shooting in Uvalde has been hired by the school district as a campus police officer

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde protesters hold vigil, demand that school district suspend officers

Brett Cross launched the protest Sept. 27, joined by other Uvalde families who say the school district hasn’t held five of its officers accountable for their part in law enforcement’s delayed action during the May 24 shooting.

The Texas Tribune

Warden of West Texas immigration detention center arrested in migrant’s death was previously accused of abusing detainees

The brothers reportedly told law enforcement they were looking for animals to shoot. One man was killed and a woman was injured.

The Independent UK

Uvalde parents are camping outside school district office demanding investigation after massacre: ‘I’m not f****** leaving’

Parents played the voices of children who were killed outside the district’s office

The Texas Tribune

Texas will fight to block 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns

A court had ruled that the state’s ban was unconstitutional. The attorney general’s office — usually a supporter of gun rights — said it will appeal but didn’t explain why.

Newsroom.co.nz

Threats against MPs 'greater and more intense'

The Acting Prime Minister told political editor Jo Moir the election campaign will have to be different to deal with the intense nature of threats against MPs

The Texas Tribune

Texas DPS director says he wishes his agency had taken control over the police response to the Uvalde shooting

The state’s top law enforcement agency also told USA Today that seven officers have now been referred to its internal affairs division, including two who are command staff.

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