Court Orders Texas DPS , to Release Documents on Law Enforcement , Response to Uvalde Shooting.<br />On June 29, an Austin judge ruled that the Texas <br />Department of Public Safety (DPS) must release documents <br />related to last year's deadly Uvalde school shooting.<br />District court Judge Daniella Deseta Lyttle ruled that <br />the department's refusal to release records related to <br />the Robb Elementary School shooting violated state law.<br />In May of 2022, a gunman shot and killed 19 <br />4th-graders and two teachers at the elementary school.<br />'The Independent' reports that the lawsuit was <br />brought by a media coalition seeking information <br />regarding law enforcement's botched response. .<br />According to the June 29 ruling, DPS must release <br />information including 911 recordings, body cam footage, <br />dashcam footage and details on training procedures.<br />As officials continue to shield nearly <br />all information related to the Uvalde <br />tragedy, on the basis of an investigation <br />that has already concluded and a purported <br />prosecution that has yet to materialize, <br />we are thrilled by the court’s ruling <br />that recognizes the public’s right <br />to know what happened that day, Laura Lee Prather, plaintiffs’ attorney, via the 'Texas Tribune'.<br />A Texas House committee slammed the response <br />to the shooting, which saw 400 heavily-armed <br />officers wait 77 minutes to take action.<br />In a statement to the 'Texas Tribune,' Laura Lee Prather, <br />the plaintiff's attorney, said that DPS .<br />“offered inconsistent accounts of how law enforcement <br />responded to the Uvalde tragedy, and its lack of <br />transparency has stirred suspicion and frustration in a <br />community that is still struggling with grief and shock.”.<br />According to Prather, the DPS refused <br />numerous requests for information by news outlets <br />that included CNN, 'The New York Times' and ABC.<br />Prather said that the information was withheld , "even though it’s clear under Texas law <br />that the public is entitled to have access <br />to these important public records."
