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Texas DPS won’t discipline any more officers for Uvalde shooting response
Read full article: Texas DPS won’t discipline any more officers for Uvalde shooting responseThe Texas Department of Public Safety has completed its internal investigation of how seven of its troopers responded to the Uvalde school shooting, and none will face additional discipline, the agency confirmed Thursday.
DPS director refuses Uvalde families’ call for resignation but says shooting should’ve been stopped within minutes
Read full article: DPS director refuses Uvalde families’ call for resignation but says shooting should’ve been stopped within minutesThe head of the Department of Public Safety told the families of the Uvalde shooting victims that first responders were “wrong” in their delay to breach the classroom where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers.
Texas Ranger suspended, under investigation for Uvalde school shooting, CNN reports
Read full article: Texas Ranger suspended, under investigation for Uvalde school shooting, CNN reportsA member of the Texas Rangers has been suspended and is being investigated for his failure to take action during the Uvalde school shooting, sources told CNN.
One of first DPS troopers to arrive at scene of Uvalde school shooting being fired, source tells ABC News
Read full article: One of first DPS troopers to arrive at scene of Uvalde school shooting being fired, source tells ABC NewsOne of the first Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to arrive at the scene of the Uvalde school mass shooting is being fired by the Texas Department of Public Safety, a law enforcement official briefed on the matter told ABC News.
DPS captain reportedly ordered officers not to enter Robb Elementary 70 minutes into shooting response
Read full article: DPS captain reportedly ordered officers not to enter Robb Elementary 70 minutes into shooting responseA Texas Department of Public Safety captain reportedly ordered his officers not to enter Robb Elementary 70 minutes into the 77-minute shooting, according to CNN.
Ex-Trooper burned through leave time, started at UCISD PD a day after resigning from DPS
Read full article: Ex-Trooper burned through leave time, started at UCISD PD a day after resigning from DPSA Texas state trooper hired then later fired by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department worked sparingly in the weeks before leaving the state agency and started her new position a day after formally resigning, timecard records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
‘We did it! And we are going home!’: Uvalde parent who protested at district office for 12 days celebrates
Read full article: ‘We did it! And we are going home!’: Uvalde parent who protested at district office for 12 days celebratesA group of parents and relatives of victims in the Robb elementary shooting who stood defiant outside district headquarters for 12 days, demanding action over officers’ response to the massacre, finally received the news they waited for.
Uvalde CISD suspends entire district police department; superintendent to retire
Read full article: Uvalde CISD suspends entire district police department; superintendent to retireAdministrators announced Friday that they have suspended “all activities of the Uvalde CISD Police Department for a period of time” amid criticism of their response to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School.
Lexi Rubio’s parents say ex-trooper fired by Uvalde CISD was working at their son’s campus
Read full article: Lexi Rubio’s parents say ex-trooper fired by Uvalde CISD was working at their son’s campusThe parents of Alexandra “Lexi” Rubio, a victim of the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, said in an interview with ABC News on Thursday that a now-former officer and Texas Dept. of Public Safety trooper had been working at their son’s campus before she was fired by the school district.
Uvalde CISD hired former DPS trooper knowing she was under investigation, letter shows
Read full article: Uvalde CISD hired former DPS trooper knowing she was under investigation, letter showsNew documents released by the Texas Department of Public Safety reveal that Uvalde CISD police officials knew the officer they hired, who previously worked as a trooper and responded to the May 24 massacre, was under investigation.
Uvalde schools hire — and then fire — former DPS trooper under investigation for shooting response
Read full article: Uvalde schools hire — and then fire — former DPS trooper under investigation for shooting responseGov. Greg Abbott said the school district knew the ex-trooper “had actions inconsistent with training and department requirements.”
State Sen. Gutierrez, Uvalde parents call for DPS director to resign after ex-trooper hired by district
Read full article: State Sen. Gutierrez, Uvalde parents call for DPS director to resign after ex-trooper hired by districtThe head of the state’s top law enforcement agency is being asked to resign after one of his troopers under investigation for her response to the May 24 shooting was later hired by the Uvalde CISD.
Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas trooper who was at shooting
Read full article: Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas trooper who was at shootingUvalde school officials have abruptly fired a former Texas state trooper who was on scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre in May and then hired by the school district.
Uvalde CISD fires ex-DPS trooper who responded to massacre
Read full article: Uvalde CISD fires ex-DPS trooper who responded to massacreRelatives of the Uvalde school shooting victims staged a protest that may have fallen on deaf ears. It was meant for school administrators who never showed up to hear the message.
Uvalde parents protest after school district hires ex-DPS trooper under investigation for massacre response
Read full article: Uvalde parents protest after school district hires ex-DPS trooper under investigation for massacre responseParents and relatives of victims in the Robb Elementary School shooting are protesting on Thursday morning after the Uvalde CISD police force hired a former Texas Department of Public Safety trooper who was under investigation for her response to the attack.