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Appeals Court Orders Release of Uvalde School Shooting Records
UVALDE COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 16 – The ruling affirms public access to critical records despite ongoing criminal cases, reinforcing transparency after delays in releasing footage and communications from the 2022 shooting.
- A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of records related to the Robb Elementary School shooting, citing criminal proceedings as insufficient grounds to withhold them.
- Last year, a coalition of 18 news organizations sued for records, a district court judge ordered their release, and Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell opposed, citing criminal proceedings.
- The records include police body camera footage, 911 calls, emails and text messages, law enforcement response details. The court affirmed their release despite objections from authorities.
- The ruling prompted advocates to say, `vague legal claims cannot be used to withhold records` and highlighted the public's three-year wait for answers.
- Media law chair Prather noted, the defendants will have 45 days to petition for review with the Texas Supreme Court, while the Uvalde CISD set July 21 as the review deadline.
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San Antonio (USA), Jul 17 (EFE).- A Texas appeals court ordered Uvalde County and its school district to disclose records and documents related to the May 2022 shooting in a primary school where 19 children and two teachers, mostly Hispanic, died. The files are expected to provide further details on what has been described as a disastrous police response to the massacre, marked by the lack of coordination and the delay of more than an hour of ag…
Appeals court orders release of Uvalde school shooting records
(Texas Tribune) -- A state appeals court judge on Wednesday ordered Uvalde County and its school district to release records and documents related to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, affirming a previous trial court order. A coalition of 18 news organizations, including The Texas Tribune, sued the City of Uvalde, Uvalde County and the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District in 2022 for access to body camera footage, 911 call rec…
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