Attorneys for a group of news organizations are asking a new panel of judges to order the release of state documents connected to the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.
A Travis County judge had okayed the release of records before the state appealed, halting the process.The group argues the public deserves to know everything about, what they call, the most significant law enforcement failure in state history.On Wednesday, a panel of judges heard arguments on whether to order the release DPS records related to the Uvalde school shooting. Laura Prather represents the Texas Tribune and 13 other news outlets.
Prather believes the public deserves to see the full picture of what happened. "There's no investigation to be protected here anymore," she said. "The shooter is dead, and the investigation is closed. So there's no reason for this information not to come out."Portions of body camera footage from that day have already been shared with the public. Prather says those videos were voluntarily shared with news outlets by the city of Uvalde.
Uvalde Texas School Shooting News Crime Publicsafety Mass Shootings Us Tx Crime Publicsafety
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
News organizations ask Texas court to order release of Texas state police records of Uvalde shootingA group of news organizations are asking a Texas appeals court to order the release of state Department of Public Safety records of the law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde. Wednesday's hearing was the latest dispute over what records should be made public from one of the deadliest school shooting in U.S.
Read more »
Uvalde city attorneys resign after uproar over independent investigation into Robb shootingThe City of Uvalde is now looking for new representation.
Read more »
SEC considering switch to 9-game schedule to preserve rivlariesAnnual games between Texas-Oklahoma and Texas-Texas A&M could be in jeopardy without scheduling changes.
Read more »
Texas intends to execute Robert Roberson, whose attorneys claim he was wrongly convictedJamal is the justice correspondent for Scripps News. He has found a home in criminal and social justice reporting, focusing largely on incarcerated and marginalized communities.
Read more »
News groups ask Texas court to order release of state police records of Uvalde shootingA group of news organizations has asked a Texas appeals court to order the release of state Department of Public Safety records of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Wednesday's hearing was the latest dispute over what records should be made public from one of the deadliest school shootings in U.
Read more »
News groups ask Texas court to order release of state police records of Uvalde shootingA group of news organizations has asked a Texas appeals court to order the release of state Department of Public Safety records of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
Read more »