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STEVE MCCRAW


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Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw retiring after 15 years as state’s top law enforcement officer

Read full article: Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw retiring after 15 years as state’s top law enforcement officer

The longtime head of the Department of Public Safety will step down at the end of the year.

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After Uvalde city officials end battle over shooting records, victims’ families say other agencies need to follow suit

Read full article: After Uvalde city officials end battle over shooting records, victims’ families say other agencies need to follow suit

The city’s release ends a legal battle with news outlets, but other government agencies are withholding materials.

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Former Uvalde schools police chief says he's being 'scapegoated' over response to mass shooting

Read full article: Former Uvalde schools police chief says he's being 'scapegoated' over response to mass shooting

The former Uvalde schools police chief says he thinks he's been “scapegoated” as the one to blame for the botched law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

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DPS reinstates Texas Ranger fired for Uvalde shooting response

Read full article: DPS reinstates Texas Ranger fired for Uvalde shooting response

Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said he made the decision after the Uvalde district attorney found no criminal wrongdoing and asked that Ranger Chris Kindell be allowed to return to his job.

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Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw testifies before grand jury investigating Uvalde school shooting

Read full article: Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw testifies before grand jury investigating Uvalde school shooting

McCraw, the state police chief, traveled to Uvalde to appear before a grand jury considering criminal charges against officers for their botched response to the 2022 school shooting.

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Gov. Greg Abbott talks about preps for winter weather headed to Texas

Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott talks about preps for winter weather headed to Texas

Governor Greg Abbott is set to speak about the state’s response to the winter weather impacting Texas this weekend and next week.

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Speaker Johnson demands hard-line policies during a border visit as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance

Read full article: Speaker Johnson demands hard-line policies during a border visit as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has led about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit to the Mexican border.

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Chase on Texas border that killed 8 puts high-speed pursuits in spotlight again

Read full article: Chase on Texas border that killed 8 puts high-speed pursuits in spotlight again

High-speed pursuits of migrants and suspected smugglers have become routine in Texas.

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Body found stuck in buoys Texas installed in the Rio Grande

Read full article: Body found stuck in buoys Texas installed in the Rio Grande

Texas authorities believe the person drowned upstream and floated into the buoys near Eagle Pass. Mexico criticized Texas’ placement of the buoys along the river.

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Gov. Greg Abbott issues joint response in wake of report alleging ‘inhumane’ practices at Mexico-Texas border

Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott issues joint response in wake of report alleging ‘inhumane’ practices at Mexico-Texas border

In the wake of reporting alleging “inhumane” practices at the Mexico-Texas border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a joint statement on Tuesday from Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw, and Texas Adjutant Gen. Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer:

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Once again, tension builds after state police are deployed to a major Texas city

Read full article: Once again, tension builds after state police are deployed to a major Texas city

A month after the Texas Department of Public Safety began patrolling Austin streets, city officials have both praised a drop in violent crime and condemned the operation’s disparate impact on Latino and Black residents. In 2019, Dallas faced the same challenges.

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State troopers will help Austin with police patrols as the city struggles with an officer shortage

Read full article: State troopers will help Austin with police patrols as the city struggles with an officer shortage

Austin officials view the partnership as a stopgap measure as they try to fill the city’s more than 200 police vacancies.

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Families of Uvalde victims confront Texas’ police chief

Read full article: Families of Uvalde victims confront Texas’ police chief

Family members of victims killed in the Uvalde school shooting have confronted Texas’ police chief in an emotional end to a day of protests at the state Capitol over gun laws.

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DPS sent at least 3,000 driver’s licenses to organized crime group targeting Asian Texans

Read full article: DPS sent at least 3,000 driver’s licenses to organized crime group targeting Asian Texans

A Chinese crime operation bypassed the password clues of Texas.gov by using stolen identity information to fraudulently obtain replacement driver’s licenses.

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Texas DPS scraps plan for $1.2 billion active-shooter training facility

Read full article: Texas DPS scraps plan for $1.2 billion active-shooter training facility

The Texas Department of Public Safety is instead asking lawmakers for $381.5 million to upgrade its current facilities with better technology, dormitories and cafeteria for trainees from across the state.

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Operation Lone Star update: Gov. Greg Abbott speaks in San Benito about border policies, enforcement

Read full article: Operation Lone Star update: Gov. Greg Abbott speaks in San Benito about border policies, enforcement

Gov. Greg Abbott will provide an update on the state’s efforts to secure the border during Monday’s news conference in San Benito, according to a release.

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Uvalde DA gets initial state police report on school shooting but doesn’t expect full investigation for months

Read full article: Uvalde DA gets initial state police report on school shooting but doesn’t expect full investigation for months

The preliminary report has not been made public by either the district attorney’s office or the state. The Texas Rangers are conducting a criminal investigation into the shooting at Robb Elementary.

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State police terminate another officer for response to Uvalde mass shooting

Read full article: State police terminate another officer for response to Uvalde mass shooting

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw accused the suspended Texas Ranger of failing to perform his duty during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

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Criminal cases in South Texas are unraveling because of a Texas Ranger’s suspension after the Uvalde shooting

Read full article: Criminal cases in South Texas are unraveling because of a Texas Ranger’s suspension after the Uvalde shooting

After the Texas Department of Public Safety suspended Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell, one of hundreds of officers who responded to the May 24 mass shooting, felony cases he investigated are in jeopardy and experts have questioned the justification for his suspension.

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Uvalde shooting victims seek $27B, class action in lawsuit

Read full article: Uvalde shooting victims seek $27B, class action in lawsuit

Victims of a Texas elementary school shooting are seeking a $27 billion class action lawsuit against city and state police, the city of Uvalde and other school and law enforcement officials for failing to follow active shooter protocol, according to the lawsuit filed this week.

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Uvalde sues local prosecutor over school shooting records

Read full article: Uvalde sues local prosecutor over school shooting records

The city of Uvalde has sued the local prosecutor’s office seeking access to records and other investigative materials on the May shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

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Uvalde families make last push for shakeup on Election Day

Read full article: Uvalde families make last push for shakeup on Election Day

The Uvalde school massacre has cast a long shadow in the midterm elections in Texas, intensifying Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign against Democrat Beto O’Rourke and driving a blitz of television ads.

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Families of Uvalde school shooting, victims call for DPS director’s resignation

Read full article: Families of Uvalde school shooting, victims call for DPS director’s resignation

During a meeting of the state’s Public Safety Commission, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety faced withering criticism from family members of murdered children.

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Tony Gonzales becomes first major Republican to call for DPS Director Steve McCraw to resign

Read full article: Tony Gonzales becomes first major Republican to call for DPS Director Steve McCraw to resign

The representative called for McCraw’s resignation after the Department of Public Safety director said in a meeting that the agency had not failed the city of Uvalde.

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Texas chief says state police 'did not fail' in Uvalde

Read full article: Texas chief says state police 'did not fail' in Uvalde

Texas' state police chief says his department did not fail Uvalde during the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting.

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Texas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency “did not fail” at Uvalde school shooting

Read full article: Texas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency “did not fail” at Uvalde school shooting

At a public meeting where families that lost children in the school shooting said he should resign, McCraw said members of the Department of Public Safety made mistakes. But he said he’ll step down only “if DPS as an institution failed the families.”

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WATCH LIVE: Texas Sen. Gutierrez, Uvalde families to speak at Texas DPS commission meeting Thursday

Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Texas Sen. Gutierrez, Uvalde families to speak at Texas DPS commission meeting Thursday

The Texas Department of Public Safety is holding a public safety commission meeting Thursday morning, with several families from Uvalde plan to attend.

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Texas state trooper who responded to Uvalde shooting fired amid investigations into police response

Read full article: Texas state trooper who responded to Uvalde shooting fired amid investigations into police response

Department of Public Safety Sgt. Juan Maldonado is the first state police officer fired in the aftermath of a botched police response to the shooting. He was the highest-ranking state trooper to initially respond to Robb Elementary School.

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Texas DPS director says he wishes his agency had taken control over the police response to the Uvalde shooting

Read full article: Texas DPS director says he wishes his agency had taken control over the police response to the Uvalde shooting

The state’s top law enforcement agency also told USA Today that seven officers have now been referred to its internal affairs division, including two who are command staff.

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Coalition of news organizations sues Texas Department of Public Safety over withheld records on Uvalde shooting

Read full article: Coalition of news organizations sues Texas Department of Public Safety over withheld records on Uvalde shooting

The lawsuit alleges that the state police have unlawfully withheld records, including body camera footage and emergency communications, during the Robb Elementary shooting.

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Texas Department of Public Safety investigating how 91 of its troopers and Rangers responded to Uvalde school shooting

Read full article: Texas Department of Public Safety investigating how 91 of its troopers and Rangers responded to Uvalde school shooting

The department’s officers made up nearly one-fourth of the 376 law enforcement members who responded to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. Announcement of the inquiry came one day after a report criticized police response to the massacre.

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Report, new footage show chaos of Uvalde response

Read full article: Report, new footage show chaos of Uvalde response

The Texas Department of Public Safety has launched an internal review over the slow response to the Uvalde school massacre.

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Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde response

Read full article: Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde response

The Texas Department of Public Safety has launched an internal review over the slow response to the Uvalde school massacre.

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Uvalde residents frustrated with officials over finger pointing, conflicting accounts and leaked video

Read full article: Uvalde residents frustrated with officials over finger pointing, conflicting accounts and leaked video

Residents and victims’ families say the way local and state leaders are handling details about the state’s deadliest shooting is compounding their trauma and grief.

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Uvalde mayor: Police didn’t get early chance to end massacre

Read full article: Uvalde mayor: Police didn’t get early chance to end massacre

The mayor of Uvalde is disputing a new report alleging missed chances to quickly end a massacre at a Texas elementary school.

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Uvalde mayor: Police didn't get early chance to end massacre

Read full article: Uvalde mayor: Police didn't get early chance to end massacre

The mayor of Uvalde is disputing a new report alleging missed chances to quickly end a massacre at a Texas elementary school.

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A “cloned” 18-wheeler made it easy for smugglers to pass through the border, say state officials vowing to crack down

Read full article: A “cloned” 18-wheeler made it easy for smugglers to pass through the border, say state officials vowing to crack down

A federal agency estimates that about 75 trucks are reported nationally each year with copied or stolen state and federal ID numbers, which industry experts say is likely a significant undercount.

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Texas will increase checkpoints for trucks crossing from Mexico after migrant smuggling deaths

Read full article: Texas will increase checkpoints for trucks crossing from Mexico after migrant smuggling deaths

DPS said the checkpoints won’t occur at the ports of entry, which is different than in April when Abbott mandated all commercial vehicles entering from Mexico be checked by state police. The order snarled trade with Mexico at the time.

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Gov. Abbott expands border security operations following immigrants’ deaths in San Antonio trailer tragedy

Read full article: Gov. Abbott expands border security operations following immigrants’ deaths in San Antonio trailer tragedy

Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference Wednesday to provide an update on the state’s ongoing response to what he calls a “growing border crisis.”

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Watch live: Sister of a Uvalde shooting victim and others testify before Texas legislative committee

Read full article: Watch live: Sister of a Uvalde shooting victim and others testify before Texas legislative committee

A joint committee of the Texas legislature is meeting to examine strategies to prevent acts of violence after the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde.

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Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo placed on administrative leave as public hearings, investigation continues

Read full article: Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo placed on administrative leave as public hearings, investigation continues

The Uvalde school district police chief, Pete Arredondo, has been placed on administrative leave Wednesday as public hearings and the investigation into the May 24 school massacre continues.

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Unlocked doors were ‘first line of defense’ at Uvalde school

Read full article: Unlocked doors were ‘first line of defense’ at Uvalde school

The Uvalde massacre began after the 18-year-old gunman entered the school through a door that could only be locked from the outside and then got inside a classroom that had a busted lock.

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Here’s how Pete Arredondo and other law enforcement differ on what happened during the Uvalde shooting

Read full article: Here’s how Pete Arredondo and other law enforcement differ on what happened during the Uvalde shooting

New information released by law enforcement sources and the director of the Department of Public Safety tells a different story about police response to the shooting than Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo.

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TIMELINE: DPS releases log of activity, conversations of police situated outside classroom where children, teachers were being massacred

Read full article: TIMELINE: DPS releases log of activity, conversations of police situated outside classroom where children, teachers were being massacred

The Texas Department of Public Safety released a timeline of events leading up to, and during, the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The log of events shows that officers - with rifles - stood and waited in the school hallway for nearly an hour while the gunman carried out the May 24 attack.

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Uvalde school police chief “decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children,” Texas DPS director says

Read full article: Uvalde school police chief “decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children,” Texas DPS director says

Steve McCraw testified before a Texas Senate committee, laying blame on local police officers in Uvalde for not acting faster to save children during the school shooting.

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‘Abject failure’: Texas top cop testifies at state Senate hearing on police response to Uvalde school massacre

Read full article: ‘Abject failure’: Texas top cop testifies at state Senate hearing on police response to Uvalde school massacre

The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman.

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Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure’

Read full article: Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure’

The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman.

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Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure’

Read full article: Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure’

The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman.

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‘If there’s kids in there, we need to go in’: Officers in Uvalde were ready with guns, shields and tools — but not clear orders

Read full article: ‘If there’s kids in there, we need to go in’: Officers in Uvalde were ready with guns, shields and tools — but not clear orders

The Texas Tribune has reviewed law enforcement transcripts and footage that federal and state investigators are examining after the May 24 tragedy.

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Gov. Abbott holds roundtable with law enforcement on how to keep communities safe

Read full article: Gov. Abbott holds roundtable with law enforcement on how to keep communities safe

Governor Greg Abbott is holding a roundtable in San Antonio to discuss law enforcement issues and ways the state can keep communities safe.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott discusses state’s border security efforts, Biden administration and elimination of Title 42

Read full article: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott discusses state’s border security efforts, Biden administration and elimination of Title 42

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a news conference on the state’s border security efforts on Wednesday.

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Judge loses trust in Texas’ child abuse investigation of foster care facility and calls for federal inquiry

Read full article: Judge loses trust in Texas’ child abuse investigation of foster care facility and calls for federal inquiry

U.S. District Judge Janis Jack said she is seeking a federal criminal investigation into allegations that children were sexually abused and trafficked at The Refuge, a state-licensed foster care shelter for victims of sex trafficking.

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Texas Rangers confirm investigation into nude photos of children at Bastrop shelter but find “no evidence” of sex abuse

Read full article: Texas Rangers confirm investigation into nude photos of children at Bastrop shelter but find “no evidence” of sex abuse

An attorney representing foster care children in a suit against Texas said Department of Public Safety director Steve McCraw’s conclusion that there was no evidence of sexual abuse despite the investigation into the photos was “both surprising and extremely troubling.”

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LIVE: Governor Abbott to deliver remarks at border security briefing

Read full article: LIVE: Governor Abbott to deliver remarks at border security briefing

Gov. Greg Abbott is set to discuss border security on Thursday.

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Gov. Abbott, Florida Gov. DeSantis hold border security briefing in Del Rio

Read full article: Gov. Abbott, Florida Gov. DeSantis hold border security briefing in Del Rio

Governor Greg Abbott will host Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida for a border security briefing with state and local officials and law enforcement on Saturday, July 17 in Del Rio.

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Governor Abbott to hold border security briefing with sheriffs from border communities

Read full article: Governor Abbott to hold border security briefing with sheriffs from border communities

Governor Greg Abbott will hold a border security briefing with sheriffs from border communities at 12 p.m. Saturday at the Texas State Capitol. The Governor will be joined by Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, Adjutant General of Texas Tracy Norris, and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw.

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Gov. Greg Abbott gives update on Operation Lone Star

Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott gives update on Operation Lone Star

Gov. Greg Abbott held a news conference Thursday where he gave an update on Operation Lone Star, which was launched in early March to “help secure the border and combat the smuggling of people and drugs in Texas.” The operation now also includes anti-human trafficking efforts.

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