Overview

• Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and Uvalde County released thousands of pages of previously withheld records on August 11–12 under a Texas appeals court order.
• Released materials encompass internal emails and text messages, personnel files including those of former school police chief Pete Arredondo, student records for the shooter Salvador Ramos, body-worn and security-camera video, and 911 and evidence logs.
• The Texas Department of Public Safety continues to contest a separate public-records lawsuit, keeping its investigative files sealed.
• Arredondo and former school officer Adrian Gonzales have pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and related charges and await trial later this year.
• Victims’ families and news organizations are reviewing the documents to seek answers about the delayed law-enforcement response and pursue accountability in ongoing criminal and civil cases.