Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police chief, has received blame for failing to take control of the police response during the deadliest school shooting in Texas. He…
Abbott Orders Mental Health Services for Uvalde
…promised to expand mental health resources after a school shooting claimed the lives of 19 children and two adults in Uvalde in May. “The tragedy in Uvalde at Robb Elementary…
Local Crisis Intervention Team Focuses on Mental Health
The Uvalde school shooting has renewed public discussion about the intersection of mental health, gun violence, and policing. Meanwhile, a pre-existing law enforcement initiative in Fort Worth emphasizes conflict de-escalation…
Local City Council Discusses School Resource Officers
…which a gunman targeted an Uvalde elementary school. SROs are now present during summer school sessions, and current SROs will undergo annual training in August. “Our SROs are some of…
By Amy Jones | Jun 11, 2022
Who is Responsible for the Uvalde Shooting? Experts Weigh In
…issues, advocates on both sides of the gun control debate acknowledge that the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and its elected school board bear some responsibility for what happened on…
Left-Wing Challenger Tests Establishment Democrat
…for backing Cuellar over Cisneros after the Uvalde mass school shooting and recent indications that the Supreme Court may soon overturn Roe v. Wade. “On the day of a mass…
Lt. Gov. Patrick Calls for Bullet-Proof Shields in Schools
…Uvalde school shooting in May, which claimed the lives of 19 children and two adults. The massacre prompted calls for legislative solutions to acts of mass violence and a renewed…
Uvalde School Police Chief Misses First Council Meeting
…Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin claimed he did not know why Arredondo, chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, was not present at the brief meeting. Arredondo was…
Uvalde Mayor Claims Negotiator Tried Calling Shooter
In an interview conducted last week Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin disclosed that an unidentified “negotiator” frantically tried to contact the gunman at Robb Elementary the day of the May 24…
Paxton Criticizes Cornyn Over New Restrictive Gun Laws
…they try to do it, we’ll be the first to sue them and claim our Second Amendment Rights,” Paxton said. After the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Sen. Cornyn…
Abbott Orders Active Shooter Training for Public School Leaders
…a debrief of the Uvalde school shooting and other relevant situations to school administrators, law enforcement personnel, and other decision-makers charged with school safety in all [Texas] public schools” and…
Man Arrested for Allegedly Attempting to Murder Justice Kavanaugh
…overturn Roe v. Wade. Roske also stated that he was upset about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and reportedly expressed his belief that Kavanaugh would vote to “weaken gun…
Uvalde, Buffalo Families to Testify in Congress
Victims’ parents and survivors of the Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings will testify before the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, June 8. “It is my hope that all my…
Local District Starts Summer School With Focus on Security
…noted that SROs would be present on all campuses. After the mass shooting in Uvalde, Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes released a video message letting the community know what…
By Amy Jones | Jun 7, 2022
Uvalde Senator Left Off Senate Special Committee to Protect All Texans
…and communities of all sizes across the state.” Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde, wrote on Twitter Thursday morning that Uvalde’s lack of representation on the committee was a “slap in the…
Four Uvalde Victims Remain Hospitalized, Funerals Continue
Two weeks after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, four of the 17 children and adults injured are still being treated in hospitals across San Antonio. As…
Girl Scouts Posthumously Award Amerie Jo Garza
…will endure for generations.” https://twitter.com/girlscoutsswtx/status/1531645595366170625 Amerie Jo’s funeral was the first of 21 to be held in Uvalde. The Girl Scouts attended and presented her family with her Bronze Cross…
Two More Shootings: Iowa and Wisconsin
…Iowa shooting took place not long after President Joe Biden delivered a primary address on gun violence in the wake of recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas;…
Governor Abbott Orders Random School Safety Inspections
…follows the murder of 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24. On Wednesday, June 1, Abbott directed the Texas School Safety Center…
White House Plans Student Debt 'Cancellation'
…weekend but postponed the announcement due to the Uvalde school shooting massacre, according to The Washington Post. Three people with “knowledge of the matter” told the Post that the president’s…