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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Court Orders Texas DPS to Release Documents on Law Enforcement Response to Uvalde Shooting
Caption: Court Orders Texas DPS to Release Documents on Law Enforcement Response to Uvalde Shooting. On June 29, an Austin judge ruled that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) must release documents related to last year's deadly Uvalde school shooting. District court Judge Daniella Deseta Lyttle ruled that the department's refusal to release records related to the Robb Elementary School shooting violated state law. In May of 2022, a gunman shot and killed 19 4th-graders and two teachers at the elementary school. 'The Independent' reports that the lawsuit was brought by a media coalition seeking information regarding law enforcement's botched response. According to the June 29 ruling, DPS must release information including 911 recordings, body cam footage, dashcam footage and details on training procedures. "As officials continue to shield nearly all information related to the Uvalde tragedy, on the basis of an investigation that has already concluded and a purported prosecution that has yet to materialize, we are thrilled by the court's ruling that recognizes the public's right to know what happened that day.", Laura Lee Prather, plaintiffs' attorney, via the 'Texas Tribune'. A Texas House committee slammed the response to the shooting, which saw 400 heavily-armed officers wait 77 minutes to take action. In a statement to the 'Texas Tribune,' Laura Lee Prather, the plaintiff's attorney, said that DPS “offered inconsistent accounts of how law enforcement responded to the Uvalde tragedy, and its lack of transparency has stirred suspicion and frustration in a community that is still struggling with grief and shock.” According to Prather, the DPS refused numerous requests for information by news outlets that included CNN, 'The New York Times' and ABC. Prather said that the information was withheld , "even though it's clear under Texas law that the public is entitled to have access to these important public records.” THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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