The public is entitled to information surrounding the 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, a Texas appeals court has ruled in a victory for media outlets like the Texas Tribune, ABC News and the New York Times.
Justice Velia Meza and two colleagues issued the ruling of the Fourth Court of Appeals on July 16, affirming a lower court that decided the bare-bones response to a records request was insufficient.
The shooting at Robb Elementary School perpetrated by Salvador Ramos killed 19 students and two teachers. The appeals court’s ruling follows the Texas Supreme Court’s decision to toss a lawsuit seeking emails with gun industry lobbyists from Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton in the tragedy’s aftermath.
The media sought incident reports, communication logs, camera footage, policies, contracts, personnel files and Ramos’ education records, but received from Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District limited information regarding board policies and student withdrawals.
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Author: Faith Novak
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