Posted on Jun 23, 2022
Texas Senator who represents Uvalde sues DPS over school shooting information request | Houston...
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State Sen. Roland Gutierrez sued the Texas Department of Public Safety Wednesday after the agency denied the lawmaker's request for records related to last month's shooting in Uvalde.
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.
Gutierrez said he made the request May 31. Under state law an agency that receives a request for information must respond to the applicant or seek an attorney general's opinion on whether the information may be blocked from disclosure. Gutierrez said he has not received a response.
The lawmaker also accused the agency of spreading "misinformation and outright lies," while failing to provide Uvalde residents – including families of the victims – with information about the response.
“We’ve seen a lot of finger-pointing from law enforcement, specifically the Texas Department of Public Safety pointing the fingers at every other law enforcement agency but themselves,” Gutierrez said. “I’m not here to cast blame, I’m here to try to find out, ‘how do we solve this into the future?'”
The shooting at Robb Elementary School claimed the lives of 19 children and two schoolteachers.
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.
Gutierrez said he made the request May 31. Under state law an agency that receives a request for information must respond to the applicant or seek an attorney general's opinion on whether the information may be blocked from disclosure. Gutierrez said he has not received a response.
The lawmaker also accused the agency of spreading "misinformation and outright lies," while failing to provide Uvalde residents – including families of the victims – with information about the response.
“We’ve seen a lot of finger-pointing from law enforcement, specifically the Texas Department of Public Safety pointing the fingers at every other law enforcement agency but themselves,” Gutierrez said. “I’m not here to cast blame, I’m here to try to find out, ‘how do we solve this into the future?'”
The shooting at Robb Elementary School claimed the lives of 19 children and two schoolteachers.
Texas Senator who represents Uvalde sues DPS over school shooting information request | Houston...
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MSG Roy Cheever
Maybe not if his motives to know will be used in the “politics of personal destruction”.
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There are many lawsuits throughout the country where it appears their open records law is not so open. We have that going on right here in Wisconsin in regard to a former justice not only not releasing records in regard to his investigation but also destroying some of his records
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