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The longtime head of the Department of Public Safety will step down at the end of the year.

Public safety officials earlier this week identified the deceased person as 78-year-old Bobby Huff. Two victims remain in critical condition, according to the department on Thursday.

Chases by Texas state troopers put border residents at risk, group says

'I'm gonna call the governor tomorrow,' Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, said as he shouted obscenities at a trooper during an altercation at a rodeo.

The Texas Department of Public Safety had 91 officers responding to the shooting at Robb Elementary School — the second highest number of officers on scene.

El senador estatal Roland Gutierrez demandó al Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas el miércoles después de que la agencia denegó la solicitud del legislador de los registros relacionados con el tiroteo del mes pasado en Uvalde.

As Texas authorities release new details in the police response to last month’s shooting in Uvalde, calls for accountability grow.

Gutierrez, a San Antonio Democrat whose district includes Uvalde, said DPS has “unlawfully denied” his request and hasn’t responded to the senator within the timeframe set forth in Texas law.

Texas Department of Public Safety officials were heavily criticized by Uvalde parents and residents for walking back some initial information provided to the public — including key details about the police response.

This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune.A persistent Texas voter, twice thwarted when he tried registering to vote while renewing his…