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News Articles: uvalde

A memorial honoring the school shooting victims at Robb Elementary is seen on July 12 in Uvalde, Texas.

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Uvalde school district suspends its police department as shooting probe report nears

The Texas school district said it's suspending its police department, citing "recent developments." An investigation is looking into the police response to the Robb Elementary shooting in May.

October 07, 2022
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  • Halisia Hubbard
A mural honoring Eva Mireles, a teacher who was killed in the shootings at Robb Elementary school.

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Texas artists honor the Uvalde victims with 21 murals they hope will help healing

The idea was not to forget the victims' faces, says the project's creator, which is why they are depicted in large murals. Artists from throughout Texas volunteered their time and talent.

August 20, 2022
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  • Jack Morgan
Will Hurd and his book American Reboot

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Political Rewind: In conversation with former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, author of 'American Reboot'

Friday on Political Rewind: According to the New York Times, just 13% of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction, a pessimism shared by every demographic. In his book American Reboot, former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd proposes a new path forward.

July 15, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin speaks during a special emergency city council meeting on Thursday. McLaughlin on Friday disputed a new report alleging missed chances to end the massacre at Robb Elementary School.

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Uvalde mayor says police didn't get an early chance to end the school massacre

Mayor Don McLaughlin disputed a new report that alleges missed chances to quickly end the deadly May 24 attack at a Texas elementary school.

July 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
People visit a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on June 2, 2022, to pay their respects to the victims killed in a school shooting.

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Uvalde shooting victims are not getting funds fast enough, local officials say

Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin say they've received complaints about the Uvalde Together Resiliency Center.

July 06, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Investigators search for evidences outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 25, after an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and two teachers.

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Far more could have been done to save Uvalde massacre victims, a new report says

Some of the 21 victims at Robb Elementary School possibly could have been saved had they received medical attention sooner while police waited before breaching the classroom, the report says.

July 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo (left) attends a news conference outside of the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 26.

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The Uvalde schools police chief resigns from city council

Pete Arredondo stepped down from his position in the City Council just weeks after being sworn in following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

July 02, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas. When the gunman arrived at the school, he hopped its fence and easily entered through an unlocked back door, police said.

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Uvalde officials are using a legal loophole to block the release of shooting records

After 19 children were killed at a Texas elementary, law enforcement officials have given little information. They're now using the "dead suspect loophole" to prevent the public release of records.

June 18, 2022
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  • Emma Bowman
Surgeons perform a surgical operation.

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Trauma surgeons detail the horror of mass shootings in the wake of Uvalde and call for reforms

In recent years, the medical profession has developed techniques to help save more gunshot victims, such as evacuating patients rapidly. But some trauma surgeons say that even those improvements can save only a fraction of patients when military-style rifles inflict the injury.

June 10, 2022
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  • Lauren Sausser and
  • Andy Miller
Camila Alves McConaughey holds green Converse sneakers. Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victim Maite Rodriguez, who died at age 10, was wearing green Converse shoes when she died.

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The story of a Uvalde victim's green shoes captures the White House's attention

Maite Rodriguez, a lover of animals and the environment, dreamed of being a marine biologist. She was killed during the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

June 07, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Camila Alves McConaughey holds green Converse sneakers. Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victim Maite Rodriguez, who died at age 10, was wearing green Converse shoes when she died.

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The story of a Uvalde victim's green shoes captures the White House's attention

Maite Rodriguez, a lover of animals and the environment, dreamed of being a marine biologist. She was killed during the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

June 07, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
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Political Rewind: Emails warned fake Trump electors to act in secrecy; Impact of Black voting bloc

Tuesday on Political Rewind: A new set of emails shows false Trump electors were encouraged to operate in complete secrecy in 2020. In a speech, Gov. Brian Kemp said he supports no new additional gun laws in the wake of the Uvalde massacre. Plus, we'll look at highlights from the runoff debates.

June 07, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Guests arrive at the joint funeral service for Irma Garcia and her husband, Joe Garcia, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday. Schoolteacher Irma Garcia died in the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, and her husband died two days later of a heart attack.

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  • National

The tragic history of police responding too late to active shooters

In similar tragedies over the years, police encountered similar problems during the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.

June 06, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Cardinal Blase Cupich stands outside of the Archdiocese of Chicago Pastoral Center on Wednesday. Cupich has served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago since 2014.

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  • Politics

Chicago archbishop adds his voice to the calls for gun safety legislation

While some cardinals have sidestepped political discussions, Cupich spoke out against gun violence on Twitter hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary School.

June 04, 2022
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  • Scott Simon and
  • Rina Torchinsky
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden drive past a memorial site in the town square of Uvalde set up for those killed in the school mass shooting, on their way to Robb Elementary School on Sunday in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • National

How we pronounce Uvalde says a lot about the power of language in mixed communities

The name of the town comes from a misspelled Spanish name. The way people say it traces a long history of racializing Latinos in the U.S.

June 03, 2022
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
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