Education
Houston ISD police opens crime-reporting portal, expands gear inventory after Uvalde shooting
Posted on · HISD and other area districts have faced a string of false threats this year, prompting lockdowns and early closures at some schools.
Category: School shooting
School shooting
Uvalde lawmaker will propose $300 million compensation fund for Robb Elementary victims
Posted on · State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat, said the legislation is partly meant to be punitive and that no amount of money would console the victims’ families.
School shooting
“I’m so scared”: 911 recordings reveal fear and urgency of those trapped in Uvalde elementary school
Posted on · Audio obtained by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica shows just how long police and dispatchers likely knew that children and teachers were in danger before taking action at Robb Elementary School.
School shooting
DPS Director Steve McCraw says his agency didn’t fail Uvalde families during shooting
Posted on · Over the last few months, some family members of Robb Elementary shooting victims have called for Steve McCraw to resign over the poor response from his department.
School shooting
Beto O’Rourke calls for the firing of DPS Director Steven McCraw for Uvalde shooting response
Posted on · McCraw is expected to provide an update on the Uvalde investigation to DPS’ Public Safety Commission on Thursday morning.
School shooting
Parkland school shooter to get life sentence for killing 17
Posted on · Under Florida law, a death sentence requires a unanimous vote on at least one count.
School shooting
Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies
Posted on · The verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host over his relentless promotion of the lie that the 2012 massacre never happened, and that the grieving families seen in news coverage were actors hired as part of a plot to take away people’s guns.
schools
Uvalde school district starts search for new superintendent
Posted on · Hal Harrell worked for Uvalde CISD for more than 30 years, and his father was the district’s superintendent before him.
School shooting
‘We did it!’ — Uvalde’s entire school police department suspended following activism from families
Posted on · The announcement comes after some family members of victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary School have protested and even camped out at the district headquarters demanding accountability from law enforcement agencies who responded to the shooting.
News
False calls about active school shooters are rising. Behind them is a strange pattern
Posted on · In September, schools across the country started getting hoax calls that active shooters were on their campuses. But nearly one month in, there are more questions than ever.
Texas
Ex-DPS officer hired by Uvalde Schools fired after CNN report
Posted on · Crimson Elizondo was one of nearly 400 officers who responded to the May shooting at Robb Elementary School. At the time, Elizondo worked for the Texas Department of Public Safety. After her resignation, she was hired by Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District.
Party Politics
Party Politics: Debate Night in Texas
Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
Texas
Uvalde parents demand investigation into resource officers who responded to shooting
Posted on · They are demanding accountability and an investigation into UCISD school resource officers.
Houston
FBI addresses string of false threats made against Houston-area schools
Posted on · High schools in Aldine, Houston and Klein ISDs were the subject of unsubstantiated threats of violence this week.
Houston
Heights High School active shooter call was unfounded, Houston police say
Posted on · "Whoever made this call, understand all of our agencies, including the FBI, we're going to trace it down and hold them accountable," said HPD Chief Troy Finner.