Uvalde Shooting

Pete Arredondo and Adrian Gonzales are only two of 376 officers who played a part in the botched law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary shooting in 2022. They're also the only two being criminally charged.

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Former chief of police Pete Arredondo and former school police officer Adrian Gonzales are set to appear for a pretrial hearing next week.

The Shotline project aims to give loved ones a voice to fight for gun safety reform after their death.

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

'Uvalde is national news. Parents everywhere reach for their children,' she said. 'I reach out for the daughter I will never hold again.'

By all accounts the Uvalde school massacre was a failure of law enforcement to protect the lives of children. But you wouldn’t know that by looking at the lack of accountability at the Texas Department of Public Safety. Director Steve McCraw didn’t have to resign. In fact, he got a big raise after the shooting. How is it that the DPS has dodged responsibility for its failures in Uvalde?

The city’s release ends a legal battle with news outlets, but other government agencies are withholding materials.

Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said he made the decision after the Uvalde district attorney found no criminal wrongdoing and asked that Ranger Chris Kindell be allowed to return to his job.

Gilleland said she aims to address infrastructure issues in the city and bring justice to the families of the Robb Elementary shooting.