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Aug 13, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
NEW: In November 2017, Williamson Sheriff Robert Chody swore in his newest deputy who only three days earlier quit the Austin police force to avoid a firing. An investigation found Mark Luera used a TSA badge to sneak his family and friends past security for a flight to Cancun. Image
Since his hiring, Luera has been a department star on "Live PD," and Chody has called him "a true leader." Chody last year changed his promotion standards for the rank of lieutenant to fit Luera's credentials. Image
Luera is one of at least a dozen deputies with a tarnished badge Chody has hired in the past 3 1/2 years. Others include Deputies J.J. Johnson and Zach Camden who were involved in the March 2019 death of #JavierAmbler. Image
The department says they hire deputies based on a review of their life histories including "the pluses and minuses." Critics believe the role of "Live PD" influenced hiring in some instances.
This is our latest reporting that began in June with Ambler’s death. Read via @statesman: statesman.com/news/20200813/… and arch @KVUE at 6 and 10. kvue.com/mobile/article…

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🧵THREAD: Texas begins the historic effort at 9 a.m. to remove from office AG Ken Paxton, a Trump ally and champion for conservatives, amid multiple scandals that include allegations of abuse of office to help a donor in exchange for a home remodel and a job for his mistress. 1/5
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NEW: The 20 impeachment articles against Texas AG Ken Paxton list a multiple allegations such as misuse of official information, disregard of official duty, and bribery citing a deal with Nate Paul for him to employ his mistress. Notably, @statesman covered many of these in 2020.
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Dec 1, 2022
NEW: Months after the Uvalde shooting, amid demands for transparency, multiple Texas lawmakers have gotten confidential information by signing non-disclosure agreements with the Texas DPS -- a highly unusual extension of secrecy in a case of utmost public importance. (1/4)
The six lawmakers risk a fine of $1,000 if they violate the agreements. Some served on investigative committees and say the documents were key to their inquiry. Others say the records will help them draft bills for the Legislative session in January. (1/4)
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Nov 3, 2022
NEW: Four Uvalde victims were still alive when they were pulled from the classroom May 24, raising whether any could have survived by a faster response. As the investigation turns to that question, an Austin doctor is leading a team to study victims' survival chances. (1/4)
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The Uvalde EMS director, speaking publicly for the first time, says ambulances were on the scene within five minutes of the gunman entering the school but instructed to stage more than an hour. "I know we were ready," he said. Over the next hour, many other medics arrived. (3/4)
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Jul 17, 2022
JUST IN: A Texas House report in the Uvalde shooting widely condemns an army of federal, state and local police, extending far beyond a lack of clear command by schools police chief Pete Arredondo. Officers described the scene as a chaos, but still failed to act. (1/3)
The report says,"The entirety of law enforcement and its training, preparation, and response shares systemic responsibility for many missed opportunities that day." It says "hundreds of responders from numerous agencies" had active shooter training and could have done more. (2/3)
The committee said that it found no "villains" other than the attacker, but instead found "systemic failures and egregious poor decision making."
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Jul 6, 2022
BREAKING: A rifle-armed Uvalde officer sighted in to shoot the Robb Elementary attacker before he entered the school but instead waited for supervisor permission -- one of many new revelations in a report obtained today by national experts about the May 24 police response. 1/4
The report by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training cites 3 missed chances to slow the gunman before he entered the building. It says officers who tried to stop him in the classroom "lost momentum" after taking fire as more weapons, including tear gas arrived. 2/4
The report says officers could have tried to breach the classroom through sheetrock, windows, and other means. "While we do not have definitive information at this point, it is possible that some of the people who died during this event could have been saved." 3/4
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