Elizabeth Findell
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Uvalde Residents Press for Answers a Month After School Massacre
A month after a gunman stormed Robb Elementary School and killed 19 fourth-graders and two teachers while police waited more than an hour to intervene, this town of 16,000 people continues to ask questions → Read More
Uvalde School-District Police Chief Pete Arredondo Is Put on Leave
Superintendent Hal Harrell says he took the action because of a “lack of clarity” during probes of the Texas mass shooting. → Read More
Uvalde Classroom Door Wasn’t Locked, Texas Chief of Public Safety Says
The director of the Texas agency, Steven McCraw, said officers had nothing barring them from entering the classroom at Robb Elementary where a shooter was gunning down students and teachers. → Read More
Poor Police Radio Reception Caused Confusion in Texas School Shooting Response, Says Official
The local system wasn’t made to work inside buildings like those at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School, according to its designer. → Read More
Uvalde School Security Chief Silent as Post-Shooting Questions Swirl
Pete Arredondo, the commander of the law-enforcement response at the Texas school shooting, isn’t answering questions about the incident amid criticism from some local residents. → Read More
In Uvalde, Services Begin for Victims of School Shooting
Funeral events began in Uvalde, Texas, on the final day of a scorching holiday weekend marked by anger and despair, as townspeople continued to grapple with the impact of the violence and unanswered questions surrounding law enforcement’s response to the shooting. → Read More
Uvalde Police Made ‘Wrong Decision’ in Waiting to Storm Shooter, Says Official
Police who responded to the mass shooting at the elementary school waited around an hour to enter the classroom where the gunman had locked himself because a commander on scene incorrectly thought no lives were at risk, the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety said. → Read More
Uvalde Shooter Fired Outside School for 12 Minutes Before Entering
As police detailed new timeline of mass shooting at elementary school, residents expressed frustration about the time it took for law enforcement to end the shooting. Videos circulated on social media showing parents confronting police outside the building. → Read More
What We Know About the Texas Elementary School Shooting That Left 19 Children Dead
Shooting is the deadliest at a U.S. school since the slaughter at Sandy Hook Elementary School → Read More
14 Students, 1 Teacher Dead in Texas Elementary School Shooting
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Texas Attorney General Face-Off Highlights GOP Shift
George P. Bush is fighting to win over conservatives loyal to combative incumbent Ken Paxton. → Read More
Texas Supreme Court Clears Way for Transgender Investigations
The state’s high court ruled state agency can conduct child-abuse investigations against parents of transgender children, but says the governor lacks authority to mandate them. → Read More
Gubernatorial Candidates Seize on Leaked Roe v. Wade Draft Opinion
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, abortion rights would be set by states, giving governors significant new power. Democrats’ statements this week indicate that they see the issue as a winning one for them in states whose electorates lean even moderately to the right. → Read More
Industries Report Continued Fallout From Texas-Mexico Bridge Slowdowns
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has trimmed back the safety inspections, but businesses are still reporting delays, including shipments of perishable produce. → Read More
Texas Gov. Reaches Deal With Mexican Officials Over More International Bridges
Three more Texas international bridges will see relief from state trucking inspections that have disrupted trade with Mexico. → Read More
Texas Governor to Halt Truck Inspections at an International Bridge at Mexican Border
Gov. Greg Abbott Wednesday said he would stop state police inspections of commercial trucks on one of four international bridges in Laredo, Texas, while delays and protests continued at several other bridges. → Read More
Traffic Snarled at Texas-Mexico Border by New Security Measures, Protests
Food rots, car parts are delayed at a key international freight hub due to a new border security initiative by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott—and protests against that initiative. → Read More
In Austin, Texas, a Battle Looms Over What Police Did During Protests
Nineteen members of the Austin Police Department were charged criminally for crowd-control tactics in 2020; the officers say they were following orders. → Read More
Ukrainian Pop Star Escapes the War Zone to Perform at South by Southwest
Oleksandra Zaritska, the lead singer of Kazka, fled her home, while two of her bandmates stayed to fight. → Read More
Texas Judge Halts State Order on Transgender Adolescents
A Texas judge temporarily blocked state health authorities from following Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to investigate medical treatments for transgender adolescents as possible child abuse. → Read More