Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-District 19, has filed a lawsuit against DPS on the grounds that it wrongfully rejected his request for documents related to the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
"In the wake of this massacre, the State of Texas has completely failed to provide the community of Uvalde with truthful answers. Weeks have come and gone, and yet families who lost their children have not been told by their government the basic information about who was on site as their children bled, what tools were at their disposal to stop the gunman, and exactly why they decided to wait instead of act," Gutierrez said.
"From the very start, the response to this awful gun tragedy has been full of misinformation and outright lies from our government. On the first day following the shooting, Governor Abbott told us that without law enforcement’s quick response, this situation would have been worse," Gutierrez continued. "That was one of several political narratives that turned out not to be accurate information. Diligent reporting in the days since has revealed more of the truth.
"By not taking common sense gun safety measures to prevent such atrocities as this, the state of Texas failed 21 Texans, their families, and countless others touched by the tragedy. We must not fail these families again with cover ups and misinformation. The community of Uvalde deserves answers now, so that we can begin to heal and make sure a massacre like this never happens again," the senator concluded.
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