Inbox: Like many other reporters, the city of Uvalde has declined to release to me records related to the Robb Elementary gunman and will take me to the @txag.
They hired a private firm, which has cited two full pages of exceptions to records laws to bar public release. #txlege
@TXAG I'm guessing Uvalde is sending the same form letter to everyone who's requesting information b/c I did not ask for anything that should necessitate the notification of a third party re: proprietary interests.
@TXAG To be clear: I did not ask for ANY police records pertaining to the actions of the officers or public officials at the elementary school that day in Uvalde.
My request was for public info on non-officers — stuff I often get from police departments — and I still got rejected.
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#Breaking: Texas CPS has ruled out child abuse in the case of the Briggles, one of three families under state investigation for allowing their trans child to access gender-affirming care.
Several other investigations into the families of transgender children remain active, @LambdaLegal lawyer states in court.
Some families were contacted just within last few days. #txlege
@LambdaLegal Judge asks state's attorney whether investigations into gender affirming care are unique in that CPS investigators were forced to pursue these cases?
State says it has no evidence to prove either way bc investigations were put on hold once suit filed. #txlege
A lawyer for the plaintiffs who sued to halt the abuse investigations tells me this morning that they don’t think there’s any basis for Paxton’s appeal.
There isn’t a copy of the notice of appeal or an actual appeal brief online yet.
CPS has declined to answer our questions about how the pending litigation will affect their abuse investigations.
But if we take Paxton — who doesn’t lead @TexasDFPS — at his word, he’ll urge the agency to keep investigating trans kids as the appeals process continues. #txlege
Read our story from earlier today on what's in the sweeping elections bill senators will debate tonight. Highlights:
- Impose uniform early voting hours statewide.
- Further empower partisan poll watchers.
- Make it easier to overturn elections. dallasnews.com/news/politics/…#txlege
"Literally dozens of hours have been devoted by all the conferees, not just Republicans, going through line by line," @travisfortexas, R-Nacogdoches, said.