Gutierrez proposes ‘Uziyah’s law’
Uvalde families joined State Sen. Roland Gutierrez in Austin on March 7 when he proposed five new gun safety bills in the aftermath of the Robb Elementary School shooting. Brett Cross, who along with his wife, Nicki, was raising 10-year-old Uziyah Garcia who was killed at Robb on May 24, spoke on Senate Bill 1738,
uvaldeleadernews.comUvalde’s state lawmakers face an uphill battle raising the age limit for semi-automatic guns. They’re trying anyway.
Many relatives of Uvalde victims back bills that state Rep. Tracy King and Sen. Roland Gutierrez are pushing in the Legislature. But limits on gun access don’t fare well at the Capitol.
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez introduces gun safety legislation after Michigan mass shooting
Less than 24 hours after the latest mass shooting at Michigan State University, Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez introduced new gun safety legislation surrounded by victims' families of the Robb Elementary and Santa Fe High School mass shootings.
WATCH LIVE: State Sen. Roland Gutierrez introduces gun safety legislation alongside Uvalde, Santa Fe families
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez will introduce new comprehensive, common-sense gun safety legislation alongside other state senators and surviving families from the Uvalde and Santa Fe school shootings.
After fumbled Uvalde shooting response, Texas senator wants to make it easier to sue law enforcement officers
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a San Antonio Democrat, introduced a package of legislation that includes a bill that would end qualified immunity, which shields government officials from liability for constitutional violations.
Texas state senator blasts Uvalde police response in congressional hearing: 'It was cowardice'
Roland Gutierrez made the remarks during a hearing of the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security that was focused on bipartisan legislative solutions to gun violence.
sacurrent.comState Sen. Gutierrez, Uvalde victim’s sister, pediatrician ask Congress for gun violence solutions: ‘When is enough, enough?’
Nearly seven months after the tragedy at Robb Elementary School, State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, the sister of a slain student and Uvalde’s only pediatrician relived the horrors of May 24 during a congressional hearing on gun violence.
Uvalde voters support Abbott, suspended interim police chief in wake of scrutiny over Robb massacre
November 8 showed voters in Uvalde aren’t ready for a revolution. They still support Gov. Greg Abbott and even re-elected a county commissioner who was the acting city police chief during the May 24 massacre.
State senator to file $300 million compensation fund bill for families of Uvalde school shooting victims
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez on Wednesday announce plans to file a bill for the next session of the Texas Legislature that would create a $300 million compensation fund for the victims of the Uvalde school shooting.
Texas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency “did not fail” at Uvalde school shooting
Weeks after Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said he would resign if his troopers had “any culpability” in the botched police response to the Uvalde school shooting, he told fam[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.com‘Lives Robbed’ group calls DPS hearing a ‘bait and switch’ after no update to investigation
A nonprofit group that formed in response to the Robb Elementary massacre in Uvalde has issued a response to Thursday’s Department of Public Safety hearing on the investigation, calling it a ‘bait and switch’ and a ‘glorified press conference.’
Texas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency “did not fail” at Uvalde school shooting
At a public meeting where families that lost children in the school shooting said he should resign, McCraw said members of the Department of Public Safety made mistakes. But he said he’ll step down only “if DPS as an institution failed the families.”
DPS director refuses Uvalde families’ call for resignation but says shooting should’ve been stopped within minutes
The 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.
State Sen. Gutierrez, Uvalde parents call for DPS director to resign after ex-trooper hired by district
The 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.
Texas state police can keep Uvalde records secret for now, judge rules
The ruling sidestepped the question of whether the state police can withhold records concerning their response to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School. The judge concluded that state Sen. Roland Gutierrez had not properly filed his request under Texas’ public records law.
Uvalde County district attorney testifies during hearing over release of Robb Elementary shooting records
Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Busbee testified to a Travis County judge on Thursday morning to explain why she wants details of the Robb Elementary School shooting investigation to remain private.
Sen. Roland Gutierrez said details in report, video footage are not enough
The full Texas House Investigative Report, as well as hallway and body cam footage from inside Robb Elementary have now been released. However the shooting victims' families are telling their state Senator Roland Gutierrez, that's not enough.
Texas Department of Public Safety investigating how 91 of its troopers and Rangers responded to Uvalde school shooting
The department’s officers made up nearly one-fourth of the 376 law enforcement members who responded to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. Announcement of the inquiry came one day after a report criticized police response to the massacre.
Mayor, senator complain about DA
Don McLaughlin Jr. Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Jr. and Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez are asking Texas Governor Greg Abbott to replace 38th Judicial District Attorney Christina Mitchell with the Texas Department of Emergency Management to oversee victims’ services as they relate to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Gutierrez and McLaughlin have previously
uvaldeleadernews.comTakeaways from Texas DPS director’s testimony about the Uvalde shooting, gunman and police response
McCraw on Tuesday gave much-asked-for revelations about the timeline, mistakes and missed opportunities. Specifically, he said Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief and on-site commander, made “terrible decisions.”
WATCH LIVE: DPS director testifies about Uvalde shooting before Texas Senate committee
UPDATE: Law enforcement authorities had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to stop the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, the Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw testified on Tuesday.
DPS disputes state senator’s claim that troopers ‘waited in hallway’ of Uvalde school during shooting
The Texas Department of Public Safety said that reports of troopers waiting idly outside two adjoining classrooms at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 21 people last month, are “inaccurate.”
Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting
UVALDE (AP) — The state agency investigating the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde has determined that the commander facing criticism for the slow police response was not carrying a radio as the massacre unfolded, a Texas state senator said Friday.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comTexas senator: School police chief didn't know of 911 calls
UVALDE (AP) — The commander overseeing police during a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside and it's unclear wh[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comTexas senator: School police chief didn't know of 911 calls
UVALDE (AP) — The commander overseeing police during a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside and it's unclear wh[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comSen. Roland Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde, says it’s a “slap in the face” to be left off committee responding to shooting
Gutierrez, a Democrat who has been critical of the state’s response to past shootings, said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also snubbed state senators whose districts were affected by shootings in El Paso and Santa Fe.
Uvalde mayor says he never heard 911 call, describes attempts to call shooter
After an 18-year-old man walked into Robb Elementary School and opened fire inside a fourth-grade classroom, a negotiator at a funeral home across the street desperately dialed any telephone number available to contact him, according to the mayor.
Uvalde school district’s police chief didn’t know about 911 calls coming from inside the school, lawmaker says
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, said the commanding officer at the scene of the shooting was not informed about the calls that Uvalde police were receiving, calling the lack of coordination a “system failure.”
Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating
The school district police chief who served as on-site commander during last week's deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas, said Wednesday that he's talking daily with investigators, contradicting claims fr[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comPresident Biden suggests razing Texas elementary school where 21 people were killed, state senator says
Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two adults this week, could be razed and replaced by a new building, President Biden suggested to a local lawmaker on Sunday.
news.yahoo.comUvalde picks up pieces as shifting accounts of attack trouble officials
Muñoz criticized the Texas Department of Public Safety for its shifting accounts of what occurred at the school on Tuesday, but he cautioned against making too many conclusions. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat who represents Uvalde, said, “We’re all angry. He confirmed that officers waited for nearly an hour in a hallway outside the locked classroom, where authorities say Salvador Rolando Ramos was shooting children and killing their teachers. The president heads to Uvalde on Sunday to meet the families of the victims. AdvertisementHere in Uvalde, a seemingly endless schedule of funerals has been released, beginning Tuesday and stretching for nearly two weeks.
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