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Border crackdowns cause migrant deaths

50 migrants were found dead in a semitruck in San Antonio. Hundreds more have died in recent years

Salon

Editorial: Uvalde was an ‘abject failure,’ but there’s more to the story

We wish that we had a clear explanation for law enforcement’s tragically slow response to a gunman threatening and then murdering 19 children and two teachers in their elementary school in Uvalde. That, however, requires a greater commitment to transparency.

Tribune News Service

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.

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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.

The Texas Tribune

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.

Tribune News Service

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 Texas Tribune

Texas mass shooting: Mayor says Uvalde school to be demolished

A gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in an attack at the Texas school in May.

Al Jazeera

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Texas school where gunman shot dead 19 children and two teachers to be demolished

Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said a child or teacher "can never be asked to go back in that school ever" in an announcement made during a council meeting on Tuesday

Daily Mirror

Chandigarh: Mass yoga amid the stillness of rocks, Nek Chand garden among 75 sites

CHANDIGARH: The city celebrated the eighth International Day of Yoga at 75 venues on Tuesday, with the main event at the Rock Garden, where UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit was chief guest and union minister of state for commerce and industry Som Prakash was guest of honour.

The Times of India

Uvalde mayor accuses Texas Department of Public Safety of "false leaks" and lies

Mayor claims the DPS chief "has an agenda, and it's not to present a full report of what happened."

Axios

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

Police response in Uvalde shooting was ‘abject failure’: Official

Public safety official said enough officers present to stop the shooting three minutes after gunman entered the school.

Al Jazeera

New timeline details state’s view that response to Uvalde shooting was an ‘abject failure’

AUSTIN, Texas — Calling the police response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure,” Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw testified to the Texas Senate on Tuesday, corroborating reports indicating that numerous police were inside the school within minutes of the first 911 calls.

Tribune News Service

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

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The Texas Tribune

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Salon

Abbott seeks to shield Uvalde records

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

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Salon

Cops refuse Uvalde updates in Spanish

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

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

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.

Salon

Daniel Defense faces legal action

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

WEKU

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.

The Independent UK

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

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